Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and Ors. v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Grant-in-aid – Bihar School Examination Board affiliated school
Case brief
What is this about?
CWJC No. 1237 of 2019, Patna High Court, Anil Kumar Sinha, J., decided 02-02-2024. Keywords: grant-in-aid; Bihar School Examination Board; affiliated school; Sanjay Gandhi High School, Laxminiya, Samastipur; teaching and non-teaching staff; affiliation cancelled 27.12.2017; entitlement confined to 2011-2017; utilization certificate Annexure-3 for 2010; prior grants Rs. 2,93,000 (2009) and Rs. 4,46,000 (2010); Secretary of Board (respondent no. 6) directed to disburse; D.E.O. Samastipur (respondent no. 8) to verify and release within three months; writ application disposed of. No statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Writ application disposed of with directions: the Secretary of the Bihar School Examination Board (respondent no. 6) to examine the petitioners' claim per the Government/Board scheme and disburse grant-in-aid for 2011-2017 through the District Education Officer, Samastipur after receiving funds from the State Government; the D.E.O., Samastipur (respondent no. 8) to verify credentials and release the amounts to claimants preferably within three months of receipt from the Board. Entitlement limited to staff working during 2011-2017; no relief for the post-2017 period.