IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2467 of 2009 YAMUNA PRASAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 24/2/2009 Heard counsel for the parties. It is the case of the petitioner that earlier he was engaged as Panchayat Siksha Mitra on 25.3.2003 and had been given two successful extensions, i.e, on 13.7.2004 and 28.3.2005. Claim of the petitioner is that by virtue of second extension dated 28.3.2005 he would definitely get the benefit of Panchayat Shikshak. Grievance of the petitioner, however, is that his payment of salary has not been made from 1.3.2005 though he is still working. Counsel for the State, however, submits that there is nothing to show that the services of the petitioner was ever converted on the post of Panchayat Shikshak, in as much as, the order passed for second extension is not on the record. In the opinion of this court, this dispute of either payment of salary or continuance in service or conversion on the post of Panchayat Shikshak being only 2 questions of fact have to be looked into by the forum created by the State Government, namely, the District Appellate Forum. The petitioner, therefore, must approach the forum and it is expected that if the petitioner files an application in this regard before the District Appellate Forum, the same will be considered and disposed of expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of filing of such application by the petitioner. Let it be recorded that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of case of the petitioner. This would dispose of this application. (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.) Abhay Kumar