IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15309 of 2010 1. SHASHI BHUSHAN RAI S/O SRI MARKANDEY RAI R/O VILL & P.S. GOPALPUR(KUCHAIKOT), DISTT-GOPALGANJ 2. GAJADHAR KUMAR KUSHWAHA S/O LATE BADSHAH KUSHWAHA R/O VILL LAKSHMIPUR, P.S.GOPALPUR, DISTT- GOPALGANJ Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR , THROUGH SECRETARY PRIMARY EDUCATION BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE DIRECTOR, PRIMARY EDUCATION BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE GOPALGANJ 4. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION GOPALGANJ 5. THE BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER KUCHAIKOT PRAKHAND, DISTT-GOPALGANJ 6. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER KUCHAIKOT PRAKHAND, DISTT-GOPALGANJ ----------- 02. 29.4.2011 There are two petitioners who are before this Court because they are not being paid their arrears of salary including the current salary. Petitioner No.1 has not been paid from May, 2009 and petitioner No.2 from June, 2008. Both the petitioners are the Prakhand teachers, who are duly appointed after selection process carried out by the respondents. Petitioner No.1 is working in Upgraded Middle School, Sapahan, in Kuchaikot Block of Gopalganj and petitioner No.2 in Upgraded Middle School, Lakshmipur, ins the same block of the district. Since the subordinate authorities did not bother to respond to their claim, the petitioners even approached the District Magistrate, Gopalganj seeking relief or appropriate direction to the concerned authority, so that their grievance could be taken care of but as usual, the bureaucratic apathy has compelled the two petitioners to move the High Court. 2 Cases of non-payment of salary to such teachers are trickling into the High Court on large scale. Majority of the cases does not involve any significant legal dispute but are due to personal harassment which is being caused to such teachers because of extraneous reasons either by Mukhiya or the Panchayat Secretary concerned. I do not know whether this is one of those matters but since the matter relates to a Prakhand teacher, I think that writ application can be disposed of with a direction upon the District Magistrate, Gopalganj that he will get the matter inquired into as to why salary to these petitioners are not being paid. If there are no impediments which are legal in nature, then it goes without saying that steps will have to be taken to see that their arrears as well as current dues are paid but if there is any serious legal infirmity in such payment, then petitioners are required to know the reasons thereof, may be by a speaking order in this regard. The Court expects the District Magistrate to do the needful within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this order by the petitioners. Writ is disposed of with above direction. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)