IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9938 of 2009 DEJEE KUMARI, DAUGHTER OF SHIVNANDAN YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-JORGAMA, WARD NO. 1, P.S. MURLIGANJ, DISTRICT-MADHEPURA ……..PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Principal Secretary, Primary, Secondary and Adult Education, Bihar, Patna. 3. District Magistrate, Madhepura. 4. District Superintendent of Education-cum-District Programme Convenor, Madhepura. 5. Block Education Extension Officer, Murliganj, District-Madhepura. 6. Block Development Officer, Murliganj, District-Madhepura. 7. Mukhiya of the Gram Panchayat, Jorgama , Block-Murliganj, District- Madhepura. 8. Secretary of Grampanchayat-cum-Gramsevak Jorgama, Block-Murliganj, District-Madhepura. ………………. Respondents. ----------- 2. 2-Sep-09 Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing for the state. Petitioner has filed this application for a direction to the respondents, specially, the Mukhiya and Panchayat Secretary of Gram Panchayat Raj, Jorgama Block, Muraliganj in the district of Madhepura to make payment of her salary which has not been paid since date of her appointment on 28.02.2007. Petitioner was appointed on the post of Panchayat Teacher on 28.02.2007. She gave her joining before the Headmaster of the Navsrijit Primary School, Santhali Tola, East Jograma and since then continuing. She is discharging her duty. Petitioner’s grievance is that her salary has been stopped by the Mukhiya and Panchayat Secretary of the concerned Gram Panchayat for a non existent ground though the 2 State Government has already released fund for payment of her salary and the Block Education Extension Officer, Block Development Officer, Murliganj as well as other authorities have also directed for making payment of petitioner’s salary. The order passed by the Block Education Extension Officer, and the Block Development Officer, have been annexed as Annexures- 4 & 5 to the writ application. On perusal of Aannexure-6 which is the details of appointment and salary paid to the appointed teachers, it transpires that the petitioner’s salary amounting to Rs 1,08,000/- has not been paid for the reason that an appeal challenging petitioner’s selection/appointment is pending before the appellate forum. Petitioner has annexed the order passed by the appellate authority in Case No. 33 of 2009. This appeal was preferred by one, Bandana Kumari and that has been dismissed by order dated 22.06.2009. The Panchayat Secretary and the Mukhiya of the concerned Gram Panchayat now cannot have any reason for not allowing payment of salary to the petitioner for which money has already been released by the concerned authorities. This writ application is being disposed of directing the Panchayat Secretary and Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Raj, Jorgama, Muraliganj in the district of Madhepura for making payment of salary to the petitioner within two weeks from the date of production/communication of the order. In case the respondents No 7 & 8 still raise any objection even though there 3 is no apparent reason for that, the Block Education Extension Officer, Murliganj and the Block Development Officer, Murliganj are directed to take all necessary steps actions against respondents No. 7 & 8. Akv/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)