IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14322 of 2009 1. PRADEEP KUMAR MANDAL S/O SRI MAHAVIR PRASAD MANDAL VILL- SHITALPUR, P.O. SIKTIYA, P.S. AZAM NAGAR, DISTT. KATIHAR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPTT., BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE JOINT SECRETARY HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPTT., BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE DIRECTOR DEPTT. OF PRIMARY EDUCATION, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 5. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE KATIHAR 6. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION KATIHAR, DISTT. KATIHAR 7. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AZAM NAGAR, KATIHAR 8. THE BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER AZAM NAGAR, KATIHAR 9. THE MUKHIYA, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ SHITALPUR, BLOCK & P.S. AZAM NAGAR, DISTT. KATIHAR 10. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY OF GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ SHITALPUR, BLOCK & P.S. AZAM NAGAR, DISTT. KATIHAR ----------- 2 1.2.2010 Heard Counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing for the State. Petitioner was initially appointed as Panchayat Shiksha Mitra on the first occasion on 27.8.2003, which expired after eleven months contractual period. Petitioner was re-engaged on two occasions and continued on the post even after completion of 33 months. Petitioner’s case is that subsequently he was absorbed on the post of Panchayat Teacher and still he is continuing on the post, teaching in the concerned School, where he was appointed initially as Panchayat Shiksha Mitra and 2 now as Panchayat Teacher. This application is being disposed off giving direction to the District Superintendent of Education Katihar as well as Panchayat Secretary and Mukhiya of Gram Panchyat Raj, Shitalpur, Katihar to look into the grievance of the petitioner. In case the statement of the petitioner regarding his continuance and discharge of duty in the concerned school as Panchayat Teacher is correct, his entire arrears of salary, which has not been paid since June, 2006 should be paid to the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of production/communication of this order. Petitioner should also be paid his month to month current salary, on account of his continuation on the post of Panchayat Teacher. (Mridula Mishra,J.) A.kumar