IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5520 of 2005 Kedar Nath Tripathy, son of Late Ramsurat Tripathy, village Horilpur, PS Mohania, district Kaimur, retired Assistant teacher, Ramdulari Ganga High School, Chanari, PS Chanari, district Rohtas – Petitioner. Vs. 1) The State of Bihar, 2) The Commissioner cum Secretary, Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna. 3) The Director, Secondary Education, Budh Marg, Patna. 4) The Regional Dy. Director of Education, Patna Division, Patna. 5) The Dist. Education Officer, Bhojpur. 6) The Headmaster, Ramdulari Ganga High School, Chanari, PS Chanari, district Rohtas – Respondents. 4 11.3.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and State. The petitioner has come to this court for the third time for the same relief. The petitioner first filed CWJC No. 408/1999 which was dismissed by order, dated 24.3.2000. Aggrieved by this order, the petitioner filed LPA No. 583/2000 which was also dismissed on 5.12.2000. Thereafter, the petitioner filed CWJC No. 2131/2001 which was also dismissed on 20.12.2007. On 20.12.2007 no body appeared for the petitioner. This court had noted that the petitioner has sought relief for grant of higher scale of pay and for promotion to the post of headmaster. After considering the fact that the petitioner had earlier moved this court for the same relief, this court dismissed the writ petition. Counsel for the petitioner submits that since he was not heard on 20.12.2000, he should be given an opportunity to place his case before this court. In the circumstances aforesaid I find that since the petitioner has moved this court for the same relief on two earlier 2 occasions, there is no necessity for this court to enter into the merits of the case and the case would be covered by the principles of res judicata. This writ petition is dismissed. haque ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)