IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5843 of 2009 RAGHAV DUBEY Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2. 12.05.2009 As prayed for, leave is granted to implead the Regional Deputy Director of Education, Saran at Chapra as Respondent no. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner proposes to avail his remedies before the Regional Deputy Director of Education, Saran at Chapra on the issue of his claim of seniority with Respondent no. 6 and the consequent challenge to the impugned orders directing the petitioner to hand over charge of the post of Principal to a person perceived by the petitioner to be junior to him. The next grievance is with regard to stoppage of salary. Counsel for the State submits that it is a matter of verification as per Rules, who is senior, whether the petitioner or Respondent no. 6. Any such decision can be taken only after hearing Respondent no. 6 also. This application is disposed off with observation that any application by the petitioner before the appropriate authority on his perceived grievance of seniority vis-à-vis respondent no. 6 and the consequent competing claim for the post of Headmaster is required to be decided expeditiously by the authority concerned. The salary can be stopped only in accordance with law and not in the manner sought to be done by the Respondents 2 to prevail upon the petitioner to hand over charge of the post of Headmaster. If a Government employee disobeys the order, he is amenable to disciplinary control. Stoppage of salary is not a disciplinary control. It is now for the Respondents to decide how expeditiously they would like to resolve the matter. AKS/ (Navin Sinha, J.)