IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1380 of 2010 ====================================================== Most. Pramlata Devi W/O Late Sachidanand Choudhary R/O Vill.- Maheshi, P.S.- Sultanganj, Distt.- Bhagalpur, Presently Posted As An Assistant Teacher In Vikramshila Vaidik Sanskrit Primary Cum High School Sadhna Sadan, Sultanganj, P.S. Sultanganj, Distt.- Bhagalpur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Sri Anjani Kumar Sinha, The Principal Secretary Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna 3. Sri Dhananjay Kumar, The Then Director Primary, Secondary And Adult Education Department, Bihar, Patna 4. Sri Om Prakash Shukla, The Secretary Bihar Sanskrit Education Board, Patna 5. Sri Sidheshwar Prasad, The Chairman Bihar Sanskrit Education Board, Patna 6. Sri Madhusudan Paswan, The District Education Officer, Bhagalpur 7. Sri Achal Kumar Jha S/O Late Tarani Jha The Secretary, Managing Committee Of Vikramshila Vaidik Sanskrit Primary Cum Sanskrit High School, Sadhan Sadan, Sultanganj, Bhagalpur 8. Sri Govindchandra Jha S/O Dinamber Jha The Headmaster, Vikramshila Vaidik Sanskrit Primary Cum High School Sadhana Sadan, Sultanganj, Bhagalpur .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Binod Kumar-3 For the Respondent/s : Mr. (Sc21) Mr. Bam Bahadur Jha Mr. Sushil Kumar Jha Mr. Abhay Kumar Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. MRIDULA MISHRA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. MRIDULA MISHRA) 12/ 18-10-2011 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing for Headmaster of Vikramshila Vaidik Sanskrit Primary –cum-High School, Sadhana Sadan Sultanganj, Bhagalpur, O.P. Patna High Court MJC No.1380 of 2010 (12) dt.18-10-2011 2 / 3 2 No. 8. This application was filed by the petitioner for initiating a proceeding of contempt against the opposite party as the direction of this Court with regard to payment of arrears of salary to the petitioner with effect from May, 2006 till date and current month to month salary, had not been complied. Show cause and supplementary show cause has been filed on behalf of O.P. No. 8 indicating that in order to comply the direction issued by this Court, details for payment of arrears of salary to the petitioner, for the period 1.4.2006 to 31.5.2010, as well as for the period 1.6.2010 to 28.6.2011, in the pay scale of Rs.1200-1800/-, was forwarded to District Education Officer, Bhagalpur. As per the pay fixation made in the case of the petitioner, she has been paid her entire arrears of salary and the current month to month salary. Regarding claim of the petitioner for pay scale of Rs.1400-2600/- it has been stated that petitioner has liberty to challenge the pay fixation made in her case, if she is not satisfied with the pay scale allowed to her. Counsel for the petitioner submits that being graduate teacher her salary should have been fixed in the pay scale of Rs.1400-2600/-. Patna High Court MJC No.1380 of 2010 (12) dt.18-10-2011 3 / 3 3 I find that the petitioner has been paid arrears of salary as per the pay fixation in her case either wrongly or rightly. In case petitioner has any grievance, she has liberty to raise her objection before the authorities concerned or before any appropriate forum. Direction of this Court regarding payment of arrears of salary has substantially been complied. Accordingly, his application is disposed of . DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J)