The Patna High Court dismissed the appellant's appeal against the rejection of his salary claim. The court held that the appellant's contract expired and he could not claim post-salary as the Shiksha Mitra post was abolished before his alleged joining.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Letters Patent Appeal No.970 of 2015
Arising out of Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 3261 of 2010 Along with
Interlocutory Application No.4044 of 2015
=========================================================== Nooral Amin, son of Md. Hussain, resident of Village Kothia, P.S.- Khajauli, District-Madhubani.
.... .... Petitioner-Appellant/s
Versus
.... .... Respondents-Respondent/s
=========================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant : Mr. Prabhakar Singh, Advocate For the Respondents-State : Mr. Anjani Kumar, A.A.G.-4 Mr. Sanjay Pd., A.C. to A.A.G.-4
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA And
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH
ORAL JUDGMENT
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA)
Date: 14-09-2016
Re.: Interlocutory Application No.4044 of 2015.
The application is for condonation of delay of 1 year and 300 days in filing of the present Letters Patent Appeal.
For the reasons mentioned in the application, we find that sufficient cause is made out for condonation of delay. Consequently,
we condone the delay in filing of the present Letters Patent Appeal.
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Interlocutory Application stands allowed accordingly.
Re.: Letters Patent Appeal No.970 of 2015
The challenge in the present Letters Patent Appeal is to an order passed by the learned Single Bench on 25th of April, 2013 whereby, the writ application filed by the appellant for directing the respondents to pay salary for the period of the work done on the post of a Panchayat Teacher, remained unsuccessful.
The appellant was selected as Shiksha Mitra on 18.05.2003 and was allotted P. V. Thenga North School. The appointment of the appellant was on contract, i.e. up to 31st of December, 2003 which is evident from Annexure-1 appended by the appellant along with the writ application. As per the appellant, he was not permitted to join, when he went to the School allotted. It was in response to the communication of the Mukhiya dated 17th of August, 2005, the Block Education Officer permitted the Gram Panchayat to permit the joining of the appellant as Shiksha Mitra on 18.10.2008. The claim of the appellant is for payment of salary after the said date.
In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the District Programme Officer (Establishment), Madhubani, it is, inter alia, asserted that the appellant was appointed on contract basis and that contract ended on 31st of December, 2003, therefore, the appellant cannot be continued as Panchayat Teacher. It is pointed out that on
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commencement of Bihar Panchayat Primary Teachers (Appointment and Service Conditions) Rules, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Rules’), the posts of Shiksha Mitra were abolished and since the appellant was not working on the post of Shiksha Mitra on the appointed day, therefore, he cannot claim post of Panchayat Teacher as such post is required to be filled up in terms of the Rules. It is also averred that in fact, the wife of the appellant is posted as Headmistress in Rajkiya Prathmik Maktab Kothia School and she has managed the joining of the appellant.
We have heard learned counsel for the parties and find that the appellant has no claim for appointment as Panchayat Teacher on 18.10.2008. Firstly, the appointment of the appellant as Shiksha Mitra was on contract basis and that contract ended on 31st of December, 2003. There could not be any permission to join thereafter on a different post, i.e. Panchayat Teacher, without facing any selection process. The post of Shiksha Mitra came to be abolished when the Rules came into force with effect from 1st of July, 2006. Since the appellant was not working as Shiksha Mitra prior to 1st of July, 2006, therefore, he could not furnish fresh joining report and that too in the year 2008 against which the appellant was not a candidate. Since the alleged joining of the appellant on 18.10.2008 was not warranted in law, the State Government cannot be directed to pay any salary for the
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alleged work done by him.
In view thereof, we do not find any merit in the present
Letters Patent Appeal. The same is, therefore, dismissed.
(Hemant Gupta, J.)
(Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.)
Sunil/-
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3 issues framed by the court
Whether the appellant is entitled to salary for the alleged work done after his contract as Shiksha Mitra expired.
Whether the appellant can be appointed as a Panchayat Teacher without going through a selection process after the post of Shiksha Mitra was abolished.
Whether the condonation of delay in filing the present Letters Patent Appeal is allowable.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Nooral Amin
The State of Bihar
Hemant Gupta
Ahsanuddin Amanullah
As recorded by the court registry
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