IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17024 of 2009 1. BINOD KUMAR SINGH S/O SRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH, R/O VILL-KILPUR, P.O- KILPUR, P.S- NOUTAN, DISTT- SIWAN Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. DIRECTOR, PRIMARY EDUCATION, BIHAR, PATNA 4. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SIWAN 5. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION SIWAN 6. BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER, NOUTAN, DISTT- SIWAN 7. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, NAUTAN , SIWAN 8. SMT. MUNNI DEVI W/O SRI ASHOK CHOUDHARY, R/O VILL- BSDEVA, P.S- NOUTAN DISTT- SIWAN, MUKHIYA OF GRAM PANCHAYAT MURARPATTI, DISTT- SIWAN 9. DAYANAND YADAV S/O NOT KNOWN PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, MURARPATTI, PANCHAYAT, SIWAN ----------- 2 31.3.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the State. Prayer of the petitioner is for a direction to the respondents for making payment of his arrears of salary due since December, 2006 till date. As stated in the writ application, petitioner is continuously discharging his duty. His absentee report has been sent by the Headmaster of the School to the concerned authority, which indicates that petitioner is working on the post. This application is being disposed off giving direction to the Block Education Extension Officer, Noutan, Siwan, Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Murarpatti, 2 Siwan and Panchayat Secretary of the same Panchayat for considering the case of the petitioner in the light of absentee report sent by the Headmaster of the concerned school, where the petitioner is working. The respondent will make payment of salary to the petitioner without any delay, preferably within a period of four weeks’ from the date of production/communication of this order, as legally petitioner is entitled for receiving his salary on account of continuous discharge of duty in the concerned school. In case the petitioner was legally appointed and continuously discharging his duty, he should be paid his arrears as well as current salary. In case the respondent authorities are of the view that there is some reason for not making payment of salary to the petitioner then they will pass reasoned order within the same period. The writ application stands allowed. (Mridula Mishra,J.) A.kumar