IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No. 5548 of 2008 Jyot Sena Maheswari, d/o of Mahesh Singh, Resident of Mohalla Ashok Nagar Road No.1, Postal Park, P.S. Kankarbagh, District Patna………………………………….……Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Department of Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Director, Department of Primary Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Patna Collectorate Compound, Patna…………………….…Respondents With CWJC No. 5565 of 2008 Alok Kumar, son of Sadanand Prasad, Resident of Village Lochana, P.S. Punpun, District Patna………………….Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Department of Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Director, Department of Primary Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Patna Collectorate Compound, Patna……………………….Respondents With CWJC No. 5673 of 2008 Manoj Kumar, son of Prabhat Kumar Singh, Resident of Village Karnapura Vaishi, P.O. Jadaua, P.S. Hajipur, District Vaishali……………………………………………………...….Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Department of Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Director, Department of Primary Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Patna Collectorate Compound, Patna……………………….Respondents With CWJC No. 5683 of 2008 Renu Kumari Daughter of Satya Narayan Sao, resident of Mohalla New Panchasati Nagar, Bata Road, Danapur, District Patna……………………………………………………………………..Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Department of Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Director, Department of Primary Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Patna Collectorate Compound, Patna……………………….Respondents With CWJC No. 5743 of 2008 Prahlad Kumar, Son of Satya Narayan Prasad, Resident of Village Shankar Tola, P.S. Mokama, District Patna……………………………………………………………………………………….…….Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Department of Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Director, Department of Primary Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 2 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Patna Collectorate Compound, Patna………………………………….Respondents With CWJC No. 5747 of 2008 Vikash Kumar Son of Dinkar Prasad Singh, Resident of Village Ibrahimpur, P.O. Sadisopur, P.S. Bihta, District Patna…………………………………………………………..…………….Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Department of Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Director, Department of Primary Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Patna Collectorate Compound, Patna…………………………….Respondents With CWJC No. 5769 OF 2008 Baby Kumari Daughter of Kapil Raut, Resident of C/o Sachchida Nand Prasad, Bulla Kuan, P.S. Biharsharif, District Nalanda……………………………………………………..………..…Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Department of Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Director, Department of Primary Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Patna Collectorate Compound, Patna…………………………………….Respondents With CWJC No. 6535 of 2008 Chandradeo Prasad, Son of Dwarika Prasad, Resident of village Abgilla, P.S. Gouri Chowk, District Patna…………………………………………………….………………………………………..Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Department of Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Director, Department of Primary Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Patna Collectorate Compound, Patna…Respondents With CWJC No. 8364 of 2008 Neetesh Kumar, son of Sri Shyam Babu Sharma, Resident of Mohalla Sultanpur near Thakurbari, P.O. and P.S. Danapur Cantt., District Patna……………………………….Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Department of Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Director, Department of Primary Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Patna Collectorate Compound, Patna…………………….……….Respondents With CWJC No. 9068 of 2008 Umesh Prasad, son of Sri Ganauri Prasad, Resident of Village Jaitipur, P.O. Kave, P.S. Hilsa, District Nalanda, at present residing at Mohalla Rajiv Nagar, P.S. Patliputra, District Patna…………………………...Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 3 2. The Secretary, Department of Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Director, Department of Primary Education, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Patna Collectorate Compound, Patna……………………….………….Respondents 2 21.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned counsel for the State. From the order of this Court dated 26th February, 2007 in the case of Ravi Shankar Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2007 (Supp.) PLJR 337, a copy whereof is also annexed Annexure-20 with the writ applications, it appears that a large number of writ petitions were disposed of by the then Hon’ble the Chief Justice in which the claims of the petitioners were with regard to payment of cost of living allowances etc. of the period they were working in elementary schools recognized by the Government. The Court while disposing of the writ applications directed the matters to be considered by a Three-Men Committee to be constituted by the Commissioner-cum-Secretary of Department of Human Resources Development, Government of Bihar. 4 Learned counsel, who appeared in those cases also, submits that claims of these petitioners are also identical to the said petitioners and, therefore, their writ applications may also be disposed of by referring the matter to the same Committee which, he submits, is still functioning. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that if the Committee is functioning, claims of these petitioners can be considered by the Committee. In the circumstances, these writ applications are disposed of in terms of the said order passed in the said batch of cases. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)