IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16111 of 2009 1. AJIT KUMAR S/O LATE YUGAL KISHORE RAI, R/O NAYA TOLA, TECHNICAL CHOWK, P.S-KAJI MOHAMMADPUR,L DISTT- MUZAFFARPUR, BY NOW WORKING AS AN ASSISTANT TEACHER IN GOVT. OF BIHAR, PRACTISING SCHOOL TURKI, P.S-KUDHANI, DISTT- MUZAFFARPUR 2. PREM SHANKAR KUMAR JHA, S/O LATE NAGESHWAR JHA, R/O VILL- PINDAUTA, P.O +P.S- TISIAUTA, DISTT-VAISHALI, BY NOW WORKING AS AN ASSISTANT TEACHER IN GOVT. BASIC SCHOOL BARANTI, P.S-BIDUPUR (RAILWAY STATION,) DISTT- VAISHALI 3. PRANAV KUMAR S/O LATE RAM VIVEK CHOUDHARY, R/O VILL- DIHBUCHAULI, P.S-JANDAHA, DISTT- VAISHALI, BY NOW WORKING AS AN ASSISTANT TEACHER IN GOVT. BASIC SCHOOL, REPURA, P.S- SAKARA, DISTT- MUZAFFARPUR 4. DIGVIJAY NARAYAN GOWSWAMI, S/O LATE RAMANAND GOSWAMI, R/O VILL-JETHUI, P.S-INDUSTRIAL AREA, HAJIPUR, DISTT- VAISHALI, BY NOW WORKING AS AN ASSISTANT TEACHER IN GOVT. BASIC SCHOOL JAGDISHPUR, P.S- RAJA PAKAR, DISTT- VAISHALI-- --------------------------------------PETITIONERS Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DIRECTOR, PRIMARY EDUCATION BIHAR AT PATNA 3. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MUZAFFARPUR DIVISION, DISTT- MUZAFFARPUR 4. THEDISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, MUZAFFARPUR, DISTT- MUZAFFARPUR 5. THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, HAJIPUR, DISTT- VAISHALI-----------RESPONDENTS ----------- For the Petitioners: Mr. Ujjawal Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Respondents: Mr. Rajeev Kumar, Advocate ------------ 4 7.2.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. All the petitioners are claimants for payment of matric trained scale with effect from 20.5.2005, the date they are supposed to have passed out from the Training School of Turki located at Muzaffarpur. Their initial appointments were in the category of compassionate head and were non-trained teachers. They were sent for training by the office of Regional Deputy Director, Tirhut Division Muzaffarpur and on successfully completion of the training the result had been published, but payment of matric trained scale has not been acted upon. A very sketchy kind of counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent no.5 i.e. the District Education - 2 - Officer, Vaishali. The same is of no avail since the statement made therein did not help in adjudication of the matter in any manner. No counter affidavit on behalf of Regional Deputy Director has been filed. In view of the same, this writ application is disposed of with a direction upon respondent no.3, the Regional Deputy Director, Muzaffarpur Division, that taking cognizance of the claim of these petitioners for payment of matric trained scale will pass an appropriate order within a period of three months from the date of production or communication of a copy of this order. This writ application is disposed of with the above direction. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)