IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7216 of 2002 1. Md. Qaisar Alam, son of Md. Faiyaz Alam, R/o Vill- Nirmol, P.S. Azam Nagar, District Katihar. 2. Md. Muzahir Alam, S/o Sheikh Nazimuddin R/o Village Hura Hazara, P.S. Barsoi, District Katihar. 3. Md. Nurul Hussain, S/o Md. Arshad Ali, R/o Village Shyalpara, P.S. Barsoi, Dist. Katihar. 4. Md. Niyazul Haque, S/o Md. Manzrul Haque, R/o Vill.- Ekchanna, P.S. Barsoi, Dist. Katihar. 5. Md. Islamuddin, S/o Yakub, R/o Village Abadpur, P.s. Abadpur, Dist. Katihar. 6. Md. Iliyas, S/o Md. Abdul Majid, R/o Village Barsoi Bazar, P.S. Barsoi, Dist. Katihar. 7. Md. Manavar Alam, S/o Md. Rafique R/o Village Raghol, P.S. Azam Nagar, Dist. Katihar. 8. Md. Aslam, S/o Sheikh Amanullah, R/o Village Hassanganj, P.S. Daudkhora, Dist. Katihar. 9. Md. Naushad Alim, S/o Abdul Mannan, R/o Village Bag chhala, P.S. Azam Nagar, Dist. Katihar. 10. Md. Nizamuddin, S/o. Sk. Liyakat Hussain, R/o Village Bandewar, P.S. Daudkhora, Dist. Katihar. 11. Md. Margub Alam, S/o Md. Sanauddin, R/o Village Bairiya, P.S. Amdabad, Dist. Katihar. 12. Sant Kumar, S/o Late Mohan Lal Agrawal, R/o Village Roshna, P.S. Pranpur, Dist. Katihar. 13. Awadh Kishore Singh, S/o Late Babu Lal Singh, R/o Village Bhandartal, P.S. Barari, Dist. Katihar. 14. Inamul Haque, S/o Md. Faziul Haque, R/o Vill. Babhani, P.S. Pranpur, Dist. Katihar. 15. Abdul Jahil, S/o Shekh Sikander Ali, R/o Village Kathotiya, P.S. Barari, Dist. Katihar. 16. Md. Muslim S/o Abdul Mannan, R/o Village Hasimpur, P.S. Barari, Dist. Katihar. 17. Md. Shamshul Haque, S/o Md. Abdul Rahman, R/o Village Durgapur, P.S. Barari, Dist. Katihar. 18. Abdul Latif, S/o Md. Asghar Ali, R/o Village Sakraili, P.S. Barari, Dist. Katihar. 19. Mahmood Alam, S/o Md. Musa Ali R/o Village Kant Nagar, P.S. Barari, Dist. Katihar. 20. Kamal Kishore Prasad, S/o Late Dineshwar Prasad, Village Raghunathpur, P.S. Barsoi, Dist. Katihar. 21. Md. Khurshid Alam, S/o Subed Ali, R/o Village Janeradher, P.S. Barari, Dist. Katihar. 22. Md. Faiyaz Alam, S/o Sk. Hashim, R/o Village Malor, P.s. Barsoi, Dist. Katihar. ---------- Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Rural Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2 3. The Director, Panchyati Raj Department, Rural Development Dept., Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Divisional Commissioner, Purnea. 5. The District Magistrate, Katihar. 6. the Deputy Development Commissioner, Katihar. 7. The District Panchayat Raj Officer, Katihar. ------------- Respondents ----------- 9 19.5.2009 Heard counsel for the parties. The grievance of the writ petitioners in this writ application as with regard to the payment of salary can only be ventilated if it is found that the selection and the appointments were valid. Since this Court had already passed an order by entrusting the responsibility to conduct full-fledge enquiry in the matter of selection and appointment to the Director of the Panchayati Raj, this Court would only remit this matter to the Director of the Panchayati Raj to look into the grievance of the petitioners as to whether the petitioners are entitled for payment of salary or not. It is, however, made clear that such order for payment of salary would be only made if their selection is found to be valid and if they have really worked on the post. In the event, one or the other petitioner would be found to be eligible for salary, the Director, 3 Panchayati Raj will send a report to this effect to the Collector of the district who would, thereafter, pass necessary order in accordance with law with regard to payment of salary to the petitioners. With the aforementioned observations/ direction, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)