IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14182 of 2009 BRAJ KISHORE RAI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 28.01.2010 Heard Counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing for the State. Petitioner was appointed as an Assistant Teacher on stipend on 3.10.1973. Now he has retired from service on 31.5.2008 from Government Kanya Primary School, Birpur, at Begusarai. He has filed this application for directing the respondent authorities to allow him matric trained pay scale with effect from the date of his joining i.e. 16.10.1973 instead of 1.4.1975. It is submitted by the petitioner’s counsel that this benefit has been allowed to all such similarly situated teachers in the district of Begusarai only when they have filed their applications before this Court and a direction has been issued in their favour. In case legally petitioner is entitled for the same, it was not at all essential that he should file an application and obtain a direction in his favour. As submitted by the petitioner’s counsel that his representation, in this regard, is still pending before the District Superintendent of Education, 2 Begusarai and till date no order has been passed. This application is being disposed of directing the District Superintendent of Education, Begusarai to consider and dispose off petitioner’s representation. In case petitioner is entitled for this benefit and if it has been allowed in favour of similarly situated persons, then it should be allowed also in case of the petitioner. The representation of the petitioner must be disposed off by the District Superintendent of Education, Begusarai within four weeks from the date of production/communication of the order. (Mridula Mishra,J.) A.Kumar