IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2630 of 2002 Ram Ahlad Singh, S/O Late Baidyanath Singh, resident of village- Kesho Narayanpur, P.S. Tajpur, District- Samastipur, at present working as Headmaster in Government Primary School, Rupauli Chaksima, under Patory Block, District- Samastipur. ……… Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.The Secretary, Department of Secondary, Primary and Adult Education, Bihar, Patna 3.The Director, Primary Education, Bihar, Patna 4.The Chairman, District Education Establishment Committee-cum-District Magistrate, Samastipur 5.The District Superintendent of Education, Samastipur 6.The Area Education Officer, Mohiuddinnagar in the District of Samastipur 7.The Block Education Extension Officer, Patory, District- Samastipur 8.The Block Education Extension Officer, Morba, District- Samastipur ……….. Respondents ----------- 3. 12/01/2010 No one appears for the petitioner. In this writ application, petitioner has prayed for a direction to the respondents for payment of his salary of the period 28.8.1995 to 21.11.1995. From the pleadings made in paragraphs 8, 9 and 10 of the writ application, it appears that there is some controversy with regard to his joining and functioning on his post on account of which, it appears that, his salary of the period has been withheld. Learned Government Advocate No.1 submits - 2 - that petitioner may file a representation before the respondent District Superintendent of Education, Samastipur for payment of his salary of the period and if petitioner satisfies the District Superintendent of Education that he was absent from duty during the period or was not allowed to join, for no fault of his, the District Superintendent of Education shall consider his claim and pass necessary orders. Accordingly, this writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file a representation before Respondent District Superintendent of Education, Samastipur requesting for payment of his salary of the period. If such a representation is filed by the petitioner within one month from today, the District Superintendent of Education shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. In case, he is satisfied that petitioner was prevented from functioning or joining against any post during the period for no fault of his, he shall pass orders for payment of salary of petitioner. However, in case claim of petitioner is denied, respondent District Superintendent of Education shall - 3 - assign reasons for the same in his order. In any case, final orders shall be passed by respondent District Superintendent of Education within a period of three months from the date of filing of the representation by the petitioner. Pradeep/ (J. N. Singh, J.)