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Mamta Kumari v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC23 Jun 2023CWJC/2068/2023

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What is this about?

Writ petition regarding non-payment of salary to a Panchayat Teacher. Court granted liberty to approach competent departmental authority first, with a subsequent option to approach the Appeals Authority if grievance remains unaddressed.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to seek remedy before the competent departmental authority and subsequently before the District Teachers Employment Appellate Authority if grievance remains unresolved.

Mamta Kumari Vs The State of Bihar — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Patna HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2068 of 2023

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Mamta Kumari Daughter of Upendra Prasad Singh, Wife of Premadhar Resident at Village- Nimi, Police Station- Shekhopur Sarai, DistrictSheikhpura. At present Residing at Village- Barahbatta, Konibar, Police Station- Narhat, District- Nawada.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Department, Bihar, Patna.

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The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Department, Bihar, Patna.

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The Director Primary Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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The District Magistrate, Nalanda, District- Nalanda.

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The District Education Officer, Nalanda, District- Nalanda.

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The District Programme Officer, (Establishment), Nalanda, DistrictNalanda.

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The Block Education Officer, Silao, Block- Silao, Police Station- Silao, District- Nalanda.

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The Head Master, Primary School Rangila Bigha, Dharhara, Block Silao, Police Station- Silao, District- Nalanda.

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... ... Respondent/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Rabindra Prasad Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Jitendra Kumar Roy 1, SC-13 ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER

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2 23-06-2023 Petitioner in the present case claims that she has been appointed on the post of Panchayat Teacher at Primary School, Rangila Bihga, Gram Panchayt Raj, Dharhara, Block Silao, District-Nalanda. According to the petitioner, she has joined at the primary school on 24.07.2014 and is discharging her duties regularly in that school but the respondents have not paid her monthly salary from 2018 till date.

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Patna High Court CWJC No.2068 of 2023(2) dt.23-06-2023 2/2

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in terms of the judgment of this Court in CWJC No.22186 of 2019 (Pallavi Kumari @ Pallavi Pandey Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.) and other analogous cases the petitioner may be granted liberty to make a representation before the competent authority of the Department and in case the grievance of the petitioner is not redressed by the Department, she would seek her remedy before the District Teachers Employment Appellate Authority.

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Learned counsel for the State has no objection to the aforesaid prayer of the petitioner.

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This writ application is being disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to seek her remedy before the competent authority of the Department at the first instance and in case her grievance remains unaddressed, she will have a liberty to seek her remedy before the District Teachers Employment Appellate Authority, Nalanda.

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(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J)

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arvind/-

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Mamta Kumari v. The State of Bihar

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