IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.W.J.C. No.8031 of 2009 Bansidhar Sharma, son of late Chandrika Singh, Resident of village Tarwan, P.O. Arap, P.S. Naubatpur, District Patna .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Commissioner/Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, New Secretariat, Patna 2. Director, Secondary Education, Human Resources Development Department, New Secretariat, Patna 3. District Education Officer, Secondary Education, Human Resources Development Department, Patna 4. Principal, Govt. Tribhuwan +2 School, Naubatpur, Patna .. Respondents **** For the petitioner .. Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Mishra, Adv. For the respondents .. Mr. M.N. Jha, A.C. to A.A.G. VII **** /2/ 16.07.2009 Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner has prayed for a direction to the respondents specially respondents 3 and 4 to make payment of arrears of salary with effect from 01.04.2007 as well as current salary for discharging his duty in capacity of Assistant Teacher at Government +2 School, Naubatpur, Patna. The Director, Secondary Education, vide letter, - 2 - dated 14.06.2006, contained in Memo No. 69 (confidential), issued direction to all Principals/Headmasters of +2 schools to appoint retired professors, retired teachers of secondary schools and unemployed youths having requisite qualification as teachers on contract basis, till regular appointment of teachers in these schools are made. The appointment was to be made on payment of Rs.150/- per day on contract. In response to this letter (Annexure 1) petitioner was appointed on same terms and conditions in +2 school at Naubatpur, Patna, but, despite discharging duties with full ability and dedication his salary is not being paid. Petitioner has annexed certificate issued by the Principal of the concerned school in support of his claim of regularly discharging his duty and for payment of salary. These certificates show that petitioner has continuously worked for this period in the school, to the satisfaction of all concerned. Representation of the students of the concerned school to the District Education Officer, Patna, has also been annexed to show that even students of this school are satisfied with petitioner’s teaching and eager that their teacher should be paid his salary. Petitioner has represented - 3 - his case to the District Education Officer, Patna, but, till date no payments have been made. 3. This application is being disposed off directing respondent no. 3 to make payment of petitioner’s arrears and current salary, on production/communication of this order. Respondent no. 3, before making payment, will verify from the Headmaster of concerned school and in case the Headmaster certifies, payment should be made within four weeks of the production/communication of the order. In case respondent no. 3 fails to comply this direction, respondent no. 2 will take necessary disciplinary action against respondent no. 3. Cp:2/S.A. (Mridula Mishra, J.)