IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.18006 of 2009 1. BANKEY SINGH S/O LATE DOMAN SINGH R/O VILL.- MOHIUDIHIPUR, P.O. + P.S.- BIDDUPUR, DISTT.- VAISHALI, AT PRESENT SECRETARY, PREM HIGH SCHOOL, JADUHA, HAZIPUR, VAISHALI 2. VIRENDRA PRASAD SINGH S/O SHRI KAPIL DEO SINGH R/O VILL.- JADUHA, P.S.- HAZIPUR NAGAR, DISTT.- VAISHALI, PRESENTLY POSTED AS INCHARGE HEAD MASTER, PREM UUCH VIDYALAYA, HAZIPUR, VAISHALI Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, VIKASH BHAWAN, PATNA 3. DEPUTY SECRETARY HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, VIKASH BHAWAN, PATNA 4. DIRECTOR, SECONDARY EDUCATION GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, SECONDARY EDUCATION OFFICE, INTERMEDIATE COUNCIL BUILDING, BUDH MARG, PATNA 5. DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER VAISHALI 6. HEAD MASTER, HIGH SCHOOL CHANDPURA AT VILLAGE + P.O.- CHANDPURA, P.S.- VIDUPUR BAZAR, DISTT.- VAISHALI 7. DR. AMAR ALOK, FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER R/O VILL. + P.O.- JADUHA, HAZIPUR, P.S.- HAZIPUR NAGAR, DISTT.- VAISHALI 8. ARJUN KUMAR S/O MOHAN SINGH R/O VILL.- NAVADA KHURD, P.O.- SAHADDULLAHPUR, DISTT.- VAISHALI 9. SHRI RAJENDRA KUMAR BANPHUL PREM UUCH VIDYALAYA, JADUHA, HAZIPUR, DISTT.- VAISHALI ----------- 2 21.4.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioners, the State and the Private respondents. Petitioner no.1 claims to be the Secretary of the Managing Committee of Prem High School, Jaduha, Hajipur and petitioner no.2 In-charge Headmaster of the said School. Petitioners as well as respondents both claim to be genuine Members, Secretary and Incharge Headmasters of the concerned school. Real cause behind the dispute is the - 2 - rival claim of petitioners and Respondents to receive the financial grant from the State, in terms of State Government’s Policy decision for providing financial aid to unaided Private schools. As stated in the writ application, petitioners have earlier filed their representations before the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna claiming similar relief and the Respondent No.2 had issued direction to District Education Officer, Hazipur for conducting an inquiry and submit a report. Till date, no report has been submitted by the District Education Officer. In the given facts and circumstances of the case, this application is being disposed off directing the District Education Officer, Hazipur to submit his report, as per the direction of the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, as soon as possible, preferably within a period of six weeks from today. On submission of such report the Principal Secretary will decide the claim of the petitioners vis-à-vis respondents. Till final order is passed by the Principal Secretary, - 3 - the grant which has been made available for this school shall not be released. In case the dispute is not finally settled, within eight weeks, the fund will be released in favour of the Managing Committee, at present managing affairs of the School. (Mridula Mishra,J.) A.Kumar