IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6755 of 2009 1. Sangita Kumari, D/o Dwarika Prasad, resident of Village-Hanuman Bigha, P.S.-Kashi Chak, District-Nawadah. 2. Hari Kumar Mehra, Son of Jeetan Mochi, resident of Village- Bhatta, P.S.-Kashichak, District-Nawadah. 3. Jitendra Kumar, Son of Bansi Thakur, resident of Village-Bhatta, P.S.-Kashichak, District-Nawadah. 4. Yogendra Kumar, Son of Sheo Nandan Singh, resident of village- Belar, P.S.-Kashichak, District-Nawadah. 5. Arun Kumar, Son of Ramdeo Prasad, resident of village-Mahadeo Bigha, P.S.-Kashichak, District-Nawadah. 6. Sarfraj Ahmad, Son of Salamuddin, resident of village-Bhatta, P.S.- Kashichak, District-Nawadah. ............Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Bihar, through the Secretary, Primary and Adult Education, Education Department, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director, Primary Education, Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, District-Nawadah. 4. The Block Education Extension Officer, Warshaliganj, District-Nawadah. 5. The Block Development Officer, Block-Kashichak, P.S.-Kashichak, District-Nawadah. 6. The Gram Panchayat Raj Belar, through, Mukhiya, Block-Kashichak, P.S.-Kashichak, District-Nawadah. 7. The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj Belar, Block-Kashichak, P.S.-Kashichak, District-Nawadah. ............Respondents. ----------- 3/ 09.02.2010 Counsel for the petitioners is permitted to implead Panchayat Secretary as respondent No. 7. Heard counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing for the State. All these petitioners were initially appointed on the post of Panchayat Shikshak in Gram Panchayat Raj Belar, Block- Kashichak, District-Nawadah, in the year 2003. They were given extension further on two occasions and while still working on the post of Panchayat Shikshak, were absorbed as Panchayat Teachers as provided under Rule 20 (iii) of Bihar Primary Teachers (Appointment and Service Conditions) Rules, 2006. Petitioners’ 2 grievance is that they are not being paid their salary since March, 2007 till date. All these petitioners working in different schools in same Panchayat, as such, this application is being disposed of giving direction to the respondents, Mukhiya and Panchayat Secretary to Gram Panchayat Raj Belar, Kashichak, to find out the reason for non-payment of salary to the petitioners, who are still discharging their duties in the concerned schools. The absentee report of petitioners will be called from their concerned schools and the Block Education Extension Officer as well as Mukhiya and Panchayat Secertary of concerned Gram Panchayat will take all efforts for making payment of salary to the petitioners with effect from the date it has been stopped i.e. March, 2007 till date. Arrears of salary with effect from March, 2007 till date should be paid within six weeks from the date of production/communication of the order. In case it is found that claim of the petitioners that they have continuously worked for the period, mentioned in the writ application, for which salary has been paid, is correct. Petitioner should also be paid their month to month current salary considering their continuation on their posts. This application is allowed. Sanjeet/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)