IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.766 of 2009 1. SMT.MANORAMA KUMARI, DAUGHTER OF SRI HARIHAR NATH PANDEY, RESIDNET OF VILLAGE – RUPANI, P.O. – BELA BAIZU, P.S. – PATAHI, DISTRICT – EAST CHAMPARAN AT MOTIHARI. 2. RAM BIBHUTI SINHA, SON OF LATE HARINANDAN THAKUR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE + P.O. – RAHUIA, P.S. – WARISNAGAR, DISTRICT – SAMASTIPUR. 3. RAM IQBAL SHARMA, SON OF LATE YOGENDRA SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE + P.O. – SUGUIA PARDESIA, P.S. – SHEOHAR, DISTRICT – SHEOHAR. 4. UPENDRA KUMAR SINGH, SON OF SHRI HARIHAR SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE + P.O. + P.S. – PATAHI, DISTRICT – EAST CHAMPARAN AT MOTIHARI. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMETN OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DIRECOTR, SECONDARY EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, EAST CHAMPARAN AT MOTIHARI. ----------- 02/ 17.09.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel appearing for the State. Petitioners’ prayer for a direction to the respondent District Education Officer, East Champaran, Motihari to make payment of arrears of salary for the period 1.1.1989 to 1.1.1993 and 1.4.1993 as well as 1.12.1993. It has been stated that petitioners have also claimed for some interest on account of keeping the salary for such a long period. Petitioner nos. 1 and 2 are Assistant 2 Teachers and petitioner nos. 3 and 4 are Clerk and Peon respectively and they are working in Project Jyoti Surya Girls High School, Patahi. This school was taken over by the State Govt. under project scheme and vide order no. 142 dated 4.2.1989 a direction was issued for making payment of salary to teaching and non-teaching staffs of the school with effect from 1.1.1989. Despite this government order payment was started as per the direction of the District Superintendent of Education with effect from 1.2.1993. Counsel for the petitioners submits that in a similar circumstance one Nawal Kishore Singh had filed C.W.J.C. No. 11774 of 1998 for similar relief and it was allowed giving directing for making payment of salary with effect from 1.1.1989, i.e., the date since when the services of the teaching and non-teaching staffs of the school were regularized by the government. Petitioners have also annexed an order issued by the Director, Secondary Education, Bihar contained in Memo No. 04P dated 2.1.2008, whereby in compliance of the orders passed by this Court in earlier writ applications in the case of Nawal Kishore Singh and Yogendra Prasad a direction 3 was issued for making payment of salary with effect from 1.1.1989. Petitioners’ case is similar to the case of the petitioners in earlier writ applications, i.e., C.W.J.C. No. 3996 of 1997 and 11774 of 1998. Petitioners are also working in the same school as Teachers, Clerk and Peon. Accordingly, this writ application is disposed of giving direction to the District Education Officer, East Champaran, Motihari to make payment of arrears of salary for the period 1.1.1989 to 1.1.1993, 1.4.1993 and 1.12.1993 in compliance of the government order no. 142 dated 4.2.1989. Payment must be made to the petitioners within six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)