IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17224 of 2009 1. RAMESHWAR RAM S/O RAM PYARE RAM R/O VILL KOLHUA CHAUTARWA, P.S.CHAUTARWA, DISTT-WEST CHAMPARAN Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE BETTIAH, DISTT-WEST CHAMPARAN 3. THE SUB- DIVISIONAL OFFICER BAGAHA, SUB DIVISION, DISTT-WEST CHAMPARAN 4. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION WEST CHAMPARAN, BETTIAH 5. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER DISTT-WEST CHAMPARAN 6. THE BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER BAGAHA-I, WEST CHAMPARAN 7. THE HEADMASTER, RAJKIYA PRATHMIK VIDYALAYA PAKARI, P.S.CHAUTARWA, DISTT-WEST CHAMPARAN 8. THE MUKHIYA, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ KOLHUA, CHAUTARWA, P.S.CHAUTARWA, DISTT-WEST CHAMPARAN 9. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY,(SACHIV) GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ KOLHUA, CHAUTARWA , P.S.CHAUTARWA,DISTT-WEST CHAMPARAN ----------- 02/ 02.04.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel appearing for the State. Petitioner’s grievance is that Mukhiya and Panchayat Secretary of Gram Panchayat Raj, Kolhua are adamant not to make payment of arrears and current salary to the petitioner, despite several directions issued by the Block Education Extension Officer and District Superintendent of Education in the light of an order issued from the Secretariat of the Chief Minister. Annexure – 9 dated 21.7.2009 contained in Memo No. 366 the Mukhiya and Panchayat Secretary are not making payment of salary. On perusal of this letter, it transpires that petitioner is continuously discharging his duties but on a false ground - 2 - relating to submission of resignation letter by the petitioner dated 7.9.2005, payment of salary has been stopped. Annexure-9 also indicates that on enquiry it was found that petitioner had never resigned from his service, and still he is continuing on his post and discharging duties. This application is being disposed of in the light of the order contained in Memo No. 366 dated 21.7.2009 (Annexure -9) and letter no. 563 dated 23.9.2009 (Annexure-10). The respondents Mukhiya and Panchayat Secretary are directed to make payment of entire arrears of salary to the petitioner and also month to month current salary. Arrears of salary must be paid within four weeks from the date of production/communication of this order. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)