IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12090 of 1996 Dhruw Nath Singh son of Sri Rajballam Singh, resident of village- at Hariama Block Bhagwanpur Hat, District- Siwan, now working as Incharge Headmaster, Government Girls Middle School, Aarua, District- Siwan. -----Petitioner. -Versus- 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Director, Primary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The D.M. -cum- the Chairman, District Education Establishment Committee, Siwan. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Siwan. -----Respondents. ---------- 3. 11.11.2008. No body appears on behalf of the petitioner. This writ application has been filed by the petitioner in which he has stated that he is discharging the duties of a Headmaster on a temporary basis. He is claiming that he would be entitled to scale of a Headmaster of Government Girls Middle School, Aarua, District- Siwan. The post of the Headmaster envisages certain qualifications and criterias which have to be fulfilled by the persons, discharging the duties on the post of Headmaster on a regular basis. In my view, the petitioner would not be entitled to payment of salary of a Headmaster. However, if that facts stated by him are true, the petitioner may apply for payment of Special Allowance under the Bihar Service Code if, so advised. If such an application made by the petitioner, the concerned authorities may dispose of the application of the petitioner by passing an appropriate order within three months on receipt/production of the application. - 2 - This writ application is thus dispose of with the aforesaid observations. U.K. (Sheema Ali Khan,J)