IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2573 of 2006 Kunwar Singh, son of Late Ramji Singh, Acting Headmaster, Shree Vishnudutt Mishra Sanskrit Madhyamik Vidyalaya Baruhi, Police Station Sahar, District – Bhojpur ………….. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Shree Madan Mohan Jha, son of name not known, Secretary, Human Resources Development Department Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Vikas Bhawan, Patna 3. Shree Kamleshwari Prasad Singh, son of name not known Director (Secondary Education), Human Resources Development department, New Secretariat, Patna 4. Md. Hasan Waris, son of name not known, the Deputy Director (Sanskrit), Human Resources Development Department, New Secretariat, patna 5. Shree Kamleshwari Prasad Singh, son of name not known, Chairman (Additional Charge), Bihar Sanskrit Education Board, Boring Canal Road, Patna 6. Shree Basant Singh, son of name not known, Secretary, Bihar Sanskrit Education Board, Boring Canal Road, Patna 7. Shree Upendra Kumar Sinha, son of name not known, legal Assistant, Bihar Sanskrit Education Board, Boaring Canal Road, Patna ……………. Opposite Parties. ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Bijay Kumar Pandey, Advocate Mr. Ajay Kumar Sharma, Advocate For the State of Bihar : Mr. Ramchandra Prasad Bharti, S.C. XIV Md. Aslam Ansari, J.C. to S.C. XIV For Bihar Sanskrit Education Board: Mr. Tej Bahadur Singh, Senior Advocate ---------- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal --------- Dated, the 15th October, 2008. We heard the counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for - 2 - the Bihar Sanskrit Education Board. 2. At the outset, the counsel for the Sanskrit Education Board handed in the communication dated 14th October, 2008, received by the Secretary, Bihar Sanskrit Education Board, from the District Education Officer, Bhojpur, Ara. It is stated in the said letter that a cheque of an amount of Rupees five lacs has been received by the District Education Officer, Bhojpur, Ara from the District Education Officer, Rohtas for payment of dues to Sri Kunwar Singh (petitioner). He also handed in xerox copy of letter addressed by the District Education Officer, Bhojpur to the Branch Manager, Canara Bank, Ara, Bhojpur annexing a cheque of Rs.3,22,080.00 for payment to the present petitioner. Xerox copy of the cheque dated 14th October, 2008 has also been placed. Collectively, these documents are marked ‘X’ for identification purposes. The calculation of the amount is stated in the statement which we have marked ‘Y’. It transpires therefrom that the petitioner’s salary has been computed for the period 1st April, 1997 to 31st March, 2008 having basic salary of Rs.1360/- + D.A. Rs.1080/- + Additional D.A. of Rs.120/-. 3. The counsel for the petitioner sought to urge that this amount does not include the due salary for the period from 1st April, 1982 to 31st March, 1997. 4. We are afraid, neither in the order of this court dated 23rd April, 1996, there is any specific direction to that effect nor there is any order of this court for payment of salary for the period from 1st - 3 - April, 1982 to 31st March, 1997. 5. In this view of the matter, we are not inclined to go into the question of alleged non-payment of salary for the period 1st April, 1982 to 31st March, 1997 in the contempt jurisdiction. For the unpaid salary for the period 1st April, 1997 to 31st March, 2008, cheque having been issued, no further action is needed in the contempt petition. 6. It is disposed of, accordingly. R.M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J. Anil/