IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC NO.835 OF 2008 SMT. MADHU KUMARI, DAUGHTER OF LATE RAM KRIT LAL, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE VISHNUPUR, P.S. KUDARA, DISTRICT BHABHUA, AT PRESENT POSTED AS A PEON IN THE GOVERNMENT BASIC SCHOOL, UNWAS, DISTRICT BUXAR…………PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (SECONDARY), BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, PATNA DIVISION, PATNA 4. THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, BUXAR 5. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL EDUCATION OFFICER- CUM-DRAWING AND DISBURSING OFFICER, UNWAS, BUXAR 6. THE AREA EDUCATION OFFICER, BUXAR 7. THE HEAD MASTER, GOVERNMENT BASIC SCHOOL, UNWAS, BUXAR…………….RESPONDENTS ----------- 4. 07.04.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The writ application of the petitioner was disposed of by order dated 31.10.2007 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 16709 of 2004 on the basis of an order of the District Education Officer, Buxar dated 08.12.2000 annexed as Annexure-1 with the writ application in which it was mentioned that the case against the petitioner has been withdrawn and therefore she should be allowed to join on the previous post and paid her salary. Accordingly, this Court directed payment of salary of the petitioner – arrear as well as - 2 - current within a period of three months observing that “if the order as contained in Annexure-1 is still subsisting and has not been rescinded by the authorities concerned or any higher authority”. Payments having not been made within three months, petitioner has filed this contempt application. Show casue has been filed by the opposite parties. In the show cause, they have taken a categorical stand that the letter of the District Education Officer, Buxar dated 08.12.2000 which is the basis of the claim of the petitioner was forged one. It has also been stated in the show cause that petitioner was never appointed and he never worked in the school. This Court looked to the said letter of the District Education Officer, Buxar annexed as Annexure-1 to the writ application. Signature on that letter appears to tally with the signature of the said District Education Officer appearing on other documents. But it has been vehemently argued by learned counsel for the opposite parties that the said document is forged as signature - 3 - has been put on the document through electronic process. On instructions, he submits that the opposite parties will welcome a vigilance enquiry in the matter. In the circumstances, the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna is directed to refer the matter to the Vigilance Department within two weeks from today for enquiry in respect of genuineness or otherwise of the said letter of the District Education Officer dated 08.12.2000 and other records connected with the services of the petitioner and the Vigilance Department is directed to complete enquiry and submit its report with the concerned officials for further action in the matter within six months. The contempt application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. B.T (J. N. Singh, J.)