This writ petition challenged non-payment of salary to assistant teachers. The Court directed the District Education Officer and District Programme Officer to verify appointment legitimacy and service records within 60 days.
Directing Respondents No. 6 and 7 to verify appointment and service records and pay salary if valid within 60 days.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.25481 of 2019
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Versus
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Amresh Kumar Sinha,Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Kameshwar Kumar (GP-17)
Patna High Court CWJC No.25481 of 2019(2) dt.19-12-2019 2/3
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER
2 19-12-2019
The petitioners are aggrieved by non-payment of
salary.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were validly appointed after following the selection process in terms of the Rule and they are regularly discharging duty of Panchayat Teachers under different Panchayats of Warsaliganj Block, District-Nawada .
In the matter of payment of salary, the respondents are under obligation to examine whether the appointment of the teachers are legal and valid and whether they have worked for the period they are claiming salary. Both the issues are within the domain of the authority.
Under the aforesaid circumstances the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the District Education Officer and the District Programme Officer, respondent Nos. 6 and 7 to verify the record and on verification of the records if it is found that the petitioners were validly appointed and they have worked for the period they are claiming salary, the respondents are under obligation to make payment of salary. The entire exercise must be completed by the respondents within a maximum period of 60 days from the date of receipt/production
Patna High Court CWJC No.25481 of 2019(2) dt.19-12-2019 3/3
of a copy of the order.
With the aforesaid the writ petition stands disposed of.
(Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J)
spandey/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court should direct the educational authorities to verify the validity of appointments and service records of petitioners before endorsing salary payment.
Kumari Sindhu Rani and 6 others
The State of Bihar and others
Anil Kumar Upadhyay
As recorded by the court registry
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