IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10999 of 2008 Budha Narain Jha, S/o Late Sudish Jha, Resident of Village and P.O. Bhelhwar, P.S. Belhwar, District Madhubani……………………………………………Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Director, Secondary Education, Government of Bihar, Budh Marg, Patna. 3. The District Education Officer, Saran at Chapra. 4. The Head Master, M.D. High School, Kanhauli, P.O. Baniapur, District Saran at Chapra……………………………………………………………………..……Respondents --------------- 3 20.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. The grievance of the petitioner is that though representation of the petitioner was considered by the Director, Secondary Education for release of salary of three months of strike period during which petitioner had worked in the school, the notice of the Director, Secondary Education was not received by him on account of which he could not appear before him with supporting evidence. In the circumstances, the Director, Secondary Education has rejected the claim of the petitioner for salary of the intervening period by impugned Annexure-3 dated 03.03.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner 2 submits that if the petitioner is given another opportunity or if an enquiry is made from the Headmaster of the concerned school, sufficient evidence can be produced to show that petitioner had actually worked in those three months when call for strike was on. Considering the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court considers it appropriate to grant liberty to the petitioner to file another representation before the Director, Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna requesting him to get a report called from the Headmaster of the concerned school with regard to actual working of the petitioner during the strike period and pass appropriate orders thereafter. If the petitioner files representation before the Director, Secondary Education, he will see to it that the same is considered and appropriate final orders are passed as expeditiously as possible. The writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid liberty. B.T (J.N. Singh, J.)