IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15558 of 2009 1. Ramesh Kumar Bimal, Son of Sri Onkar Nath Choube, Resident of Village-Parmanpur, P.S.-Navanagar, District-Buxar. 2. Smt. Mantu Kumari, Wife of Sri Ram Raj Ram, Resident of Village-Parharia, P.S.-Navanagar, District-Buxar. ………….Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The District Superintendent of Education, Buxar. 3. The Block Education Extension Officer, Navanagar, District-Buxar. 4. Sri Anil Kumar Choube, Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat, Parmanpur, Block-Navanagar, P.S.-Navanagar, District-Buxar. 5. The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Parmanpur, Block- Navanagar, P.S.-Navanagar, District-Buxar. ………….Respondents. ----------- 2/ 26.02.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are claiming that they were appointed, initially, as Panchayat Shiksha Mitra and then, absorbed as Panchayat Teachers. They got their salary till August, 2008 but thereafter, payment of salary was withheld. Since, September, 2008 they are not getting their salary. In this regard, they have approached the District Superintendent of Education, Buxar and Mukhiya/Panchayat Secretary. The District Superintendent of Education vide Letter No. 535 dated 24.12.2009, has directed the Mukhiya/Panchayat Secretary to get the dispute, relating to payment of salary to the petitioners be decided by the District Teachers Employment Appellate Tribunal, Buxar. Only after the matter is decided by the Tribunal, payment shall - 2 - be made to the petitioners and other teachers. This application is being disposed of, giving direction the petitioners for filing an appeal before the District Teachers Employment Appellate Tribunal, within one month from today. In case of filing such an appeal the tribunal will consider and decide the issue, involved in this application. The period, for which the petitioners have worked, should be considered by the Tribunal for its payment of salary. The Tribunal will decide the issue within the statutory period. Sanjeet/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)