IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13309 of 2004 Sayed Kalim Ahmad @ Syed Kalim Ahmad, son of Sayed Taukil Ahmad, village Hasanpur, PS Mazharul Haque Nagar, District Siwan – Petitioner. Vs. (1) The State of Bihar through the Commissioner, Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna. (2) The Director, Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna. (3) The Regional Dy. Director, Saran, Chapra. (4) The Dist. Education Officer, Siwan. (5) The Principal, Project Girls High School, Pachrukhi, Siwan – Respondents. 9 7.2.2011 The grievances of the petitioner have been redressed vide memo no. 70, dated 29.3.2010. The petitioner and others like him have been posted in various project schools and were asked to join. Accordingly, the petitioner has joined at Siwan as directed by order of the State Government, dated 29.3.2010. The petitioner’s grievance is that although he has joined, he has not been paid his current salary. It is also submitted that the State Government has taken a decision to pay arrears of salary in five equal installments. One year has elapsed since the order contained in Annexure ‘B’ to the counter affidavit has been issued, yet no steps have been taken to pay the current salary, what to speak of the arrears of salary to the petitioner. The Director, Secondary Education, Bihar should ensure that the current salary of the petitioner and others like him should be released immediately and also take appropriate steps for releasing the arrears of salary in five equal installments as per the decision contained in Annexure ‘B’. The petitioner is given liberty to bring this order to the notice to the Director, Secondary Education, Bihar within eight 2 weeks of its receipt. The Director should pass an order within a period of two months for releasing of the current salary, if not already paid, to the petitioner. The arrears of salary should be paid in five equal installments over a period of two years in accordance with law. This writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. haque ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)