IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.W.J.C .No.7879 of 2009 Md. Nawazul Haque, son of late Md. Ziaul Karim, Resident of village & P.O. Ugawan, P.S. Asthawan, District Nalanda, Assistant Teacher of Madarsa Fasihul Uloom, Ugawan, district Nalanda .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Special Director, Secondary Education, Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna 3. The District Education Officer, Nalanda at Biharsharif 4. The Managing Committee of Madarsa Fasihul Uloom, Ugawan, AT & P.O. Ugawan, district Nalanda through it’s Secretary, S.A. Nasar Warsi .. Respondents **** /2/ 17.07.2009 No one appears for the petitioner. 2. Petitioner has prayed for direction to the District Education Officer, Nalanda, Biharsharif, for fixation and payment of his salary. Petitioner’s case is that he was appointed on the sanctioned and vacant post of Assistant Teacher matric trained on compassionate ground in Madarsa Fasihul Uloom, Ugawan, Nalanda, which is a religious minority educational institution. The Secretary of Madarsa had sent the appointment letter to the District Education Officer, Nalanda, for information and necessary action. Petitioner’s grievance is that since the date of his appointment his salary has not been paid. He has requested the District Education Officer, Nalanda, by filing a representation to fix his salary and direct to make payment of his salary. Petitioner has annexed an order passed in C.W.J.C. No. 2 8963 of 2004 in order to show that in a case of similarly situated petitioner a direction had been issued to the District Education Officer to disposed of the representation filed by the petitioner in accordance with law and if the claim of the petitioner be found justified the respondent shall make available the consequential benefits to the petitioner without any delay. 3. This application is also being disposed off on same terms and conditions. In case petitioner has already filed his representation and which is pending before the District Education Officer, Nalanda, it should be disposed off in accordance with law within a period of three weeks from the date of production/communication of this order. In case no such representation is pending, within three weeks from the date of filing of the representation it should be disposed off. In case respondent no. 3 finds that petitioner is entitled for salary and other consequential benefits, it should be allowed to the petitioner without any delay. In case the petitioner is not found entitled to the relief, the representation should be rejected by a speaking and reasoned order. Cp:2/S.A. (Mridula Mishra, J.)