IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7893 of 2009 SAROJ KUMAR JHA, SON OF SRI NAND LAL JHA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SINGHIYAGHAT POLICE STATION-VIBHUTIPUR, DISTRICT- SAMASTIPUR, AT PRESENT- ASSISTANT TEACHER IN RAM KRIPAL SANSKRIT PRATHMIK SAH MADHYA VIDYALAYA KISHUNPUR TABHAKA, DISTRICT-SAMASTIPUR . Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Secretary/Commissioner, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna Vikash Bhawan, Patna. 3. The Special Director, Secondary Education, In-charge, Sanskrit Education Department of Education Government of Bihar, Patna Vikash Bhawan, Patna. 4. The Bihar Sanskrit Shikcha Board, Patna Boring Canal Road, Patna through its Secretary. 5. The Chairman, Bihar Sanskrit Shikcha Board, Patna Boring Canal Road, Patna. 6. The Secretary, Bihar Sanskrit Shikcha Board, Patna Boring Canal Road, Patna 7. The District Education Officer, Samastipur, District-Samastipur. 8. The Headmaster, Ram Kripal Sanskrit Pratrhmik Sah Madhya Vidyalaya, Kishunpur Tabhakya, Police Station-Bibhutipur, District- Samastipur. ………. …….. Respondents. 3. 09.03.2010 Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing for the state. Writ application has been filed by the petitioner for a direction to the Bihar Sanskrit Shikcha Board for giving approval for permanent appointment of the petitioner w.e.f. 07.04.2007 and also to make payment of salary to the petitioner w.e.f. 01.07.2007 till date. Petitioner’s case is that the post of Assistant Teacher was advertised on local level by the Managing Committee. The petitioner also applied for the post and he was appointed on temporary basis against a sanctioned vacant post of Assistant Teacher in Ram Kripal Sanskrit Prathmik Sah Madhya - 2 - Vidyalaya Kishunpur Tabhaka, Samastipur. The Managing Committee under the signature of his Secretary, recommended for temporary approval of petitioner’s appointment before the Chairman, Bihar Sanskrit Shikcha Board on 07.04.2007. In this regard, a reminder was also issued by the Managing Committee to respondent No. 6. In the meantime, the post of Assistant Teacher was advertised for permanent appointment in the school on 23.4.2007. The Selection Committee recommended the name of the petitioner for appointment to the Managing Committee on 30.05.2007. The Managing Committee by its order dated 01.06.2007, appointed the petitioner on permanent basis. Thereafter, the recommendation was made by the Managing Committee to respondents No. 5 & 6 to accord permanent approval to the appointment of the petitioner. The recommendation was made on 01.06.2007. Since then the matter relating to permanent approval to the petitioner’s appointment was pending before the Bihar Sanskrit Shikcha Board and despite several reminders, it was not being done. Petitioner, in the meantime, continued to discharge his duty but not getting his salary due to the pendency of approval matter before the Bihar Sanskrit Shikcha Board. No counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondents No. 5 & 6. The petitioner has filed supplementary affidavit stating that the Bihar Sanskrit Shikcha Board during pendency of the writ application, has accorded permanent - 3 - approval to petitioner’s appointment vide its Memo No. 3057 dated 22.08.2009. The order contained in Memo No. 3057 dated 22.08.2009 has been annexed as Annexure-15 to the writ application. It has also been stated in the supplementary affidavit that the Secretary, Bihar Sanskrit Shikcha Boar issued permanent approval in favour of the petitioner. The District Superintendent of Education, Samastipur has also issued letter fixing his salary. The petitioner has been paid all his due salary as well as current salary till 31.7.2009 by the respondents. Considering the fact that petitioner’s grievance has been redressed on account of issuance of different letters by respondents No. 5 & 6, no further adjudication is required. This writ application is disposed of. Akv/ (Mridula Mishra,J.)