IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6591 of 2008 ASHA KUMARI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 5.5.2008 The petitioner is claiming in addition to the salary, cost of living allowance and other allowances which have been mentioned at annexures 3, 4 and 5 of the writ application. The petitioner is working as an Assistant Teacher in Government aided (Non-Government) Gayatri Madhya Vidyalaya, New Jakkanpur, Patna. It is submitted that this school was inspected and recommended for recognition by the Block Education Extension Officer and a proposal was forwarded to the Director, Primary Education, Bihar, Patna and the District Superintendent of Education, Patna sometime in the year 1982 itself for the purpose of taking over the school by Rajkiya Karan Committee. It is submitted that a similar matter has been decided by this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 5278 of 2004 disposed of on 26.2.2007. The order is annexed as annexure-18 to the writ application. By this order this Court has directed that a committee be constituted for examining the matter of payment of allowance. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since the matter of granting cost of living etc. have already been referred to a committee constituted by this Court, it would be appropriate that the committee should also examine the case of the petitioner working in the school mentioned aforesaid. I accordingly direct that the petitioner may approach the 2 Convenor of the committee and file documents to substantiate his claim that the petitioner is entitled to the cost of living and other allowances. The Committee will take a decision in the matter of the entitlement of the petitioner taking into account the status of the school along with all other matters pending before them. The committee examining the matter may take the decision expeditiously and pass a reasoned order regarding the claims of teachers working in different types of schools. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)