IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8400 of 2009 1. LALJEE PRASAD, son of Sri Ram Avtar Prasad, Resident of village- Goreyakhal, P.S. Gopalpur, Dist-Gopalganj, Presently posted as Panchayat Sachiv at Gram Panchayat Gidahan in Phulwaria Block, Gopalganj 2. Sakaldeo Prasad, son of Chandrika Prasad, resident of village-Mathia, P.S. Jadopur, Distt.- Gopalganj, Presently posted as Panchayat Sachiv at Grampanchayat Manjha in Manjha Block, Gopalganj 3. Balajee Dubey, son of Late Jagnath Dubey, Resident of Village- Bishunpur Tola, Kerwania, P.S. Manjhagarh, Dist-Gopalganj, presently posted as Panchayat Sachiv at Gram Panchayat- Mohaddipur Pakaria in Manjha Block, Gopalganj 4. Dharamanath Prasad, son of Rangila Prasad, resident of village- Bhagwanpur, P.S. Thave, Dist. Gopalganj, presently posted as Panchayat Sachiv at Trivirawan in Gopalganj Block, Gopalganj 5. Jitendera Yadav, son of Late Chandra Yadav, resident of village Semararhi, P.S. Jadopur, Dist- Gopalpur, presently posted as Panchayat Sachiv at Gram Panchayat, Paithanpatti in Manjha Block, Gopalganj Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Dy. Secretary, Rural Development directorate, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. The Block Development Officer, Barauli Block, District- Gopalganj 4. The District Magistrate, Gopalganj 5. Block Development Officer Barauli, Gopalganj ----------- 02/ 21.07.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners are the Panchayat Sewak serving in the different blocks within the district of Gopalganj. They have filed this writ application for a direction to the State-respondents to pay them the salary from the date they joined the training till the date of their posting as Panchayat Sewak, as during the said period, even after completing the training, they were not given posting orders and on account of there being no posting order, could not be paid salary. 3. Highlighting the aforesaid fact, petitioners have 2 represented before the District Magistrate, Gopalganj and the representations are dated 23.9.2008 and contained in Annexures- 6 series to this application. 4. Let the District Magistrate, Gopalganj consider the representations of the petitioners, as contained in Annexures- 6 series to this application and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law in the light of the earlier orders of this Court dated 27.7.1995 and 16.10.2004, passed in C.W.J.C. Nos. 7935 of 1994 and 6912 of 1999, as contained in Annexures-4 and 4/A to this application, as early as possible, in any case within one month from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. 5. It goes without saying that if the petitioners are found eligible for such payment, then within the same time, the District Magistrate, Gopalganj shall ensure payment found due to them. 6. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)