IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2352 of 2009 SUNITA KUMARI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2. 19.2.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. In the opinion of this Court, once engagement of the petitioner was made on the post of ‘Bal Didi’ and that too under the orders of the District Superintendent of Education, Khagaria, it was obligatory on the part of the controlling authority of the petitioner including D.S.E. to at least take a decision on the claim of payment of Honorarium as claimed by the petitioner. The petitioner says that she has been remained unpaid right from the date of her engagement i.e. 21.4.2006 and her repeated representations are also not bearing any fruitful result simply because the Block Education Extension Officer does not find time to verify the absentee statement/ claim of work of the petitioner duly certified by the Headmaster of the School where the petitioner has been attached. In that view of the matter, this 2 Court would direct the District Superintendent of Education, Khagaria to look into the grievance of the petitioner and pass a suitable order within a period of one month from the date of filing of the representation by the petitioner alongwith a copy of this order. It goes without saying that if the petitioner is found entitled for any payment of her Honorarium the same also must be made available to her within next 15 days. This application, accordingly, stands disposed of. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/