IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9264 of 2026 ====================================================== 1. Archana Kumari D/o Ranjan Kumar Paswan, W/o Jitender Kumar Paswan Resident of village- Surihari, P.S- Amarpur, District- Banka (Bihar). 2. Gyandhar Kumar, S/o -Mohan Prasad Mandal, Resident of village- Yogidih (Dudhari), P.S. and District- Banka (Bihar). 3. Kailash Sah, S/o -Rajendra Sah, Resident of village- Kendua, P.S- Sangram- pur, District- Munger (Bihar). 4. Rajeev Kumar, S/o Rupan Malakar, Resident of village- Badi Khanjarpur, P.S- Barari, District- Bhagalpur (Bihar). 5. Rajesh Kumar, S/o -Pashupati Paswan, Resident of village- Kharaita, P.S- Chautham, District- Khagdiya (Bihar). 6. Jitendra Kumar Paswan, S/o-Shiv Narayan Paswan, Resident of village- Suriyari, P.S- Amarpur, District- Bhagalpur (Bihar). 7. Ranjit Kumar Choudhary, S/o- Kusheshwar Choudhary, Resident of village- Sasan, P.S- Haveli Khadgpur, District- Munger (Bihar). 8. Pinki Kumari, D/o -Rajendra Mandal, Resident of village- Maliyana, P.S- Kursela, District- Katihar (Bihar). 9. Sweety Rani, D/o- Shatrughan Prasad Singh, Resident of village and P.S.- Pasraha, District- Khagdia (Bihar). 10. Pankaj Kumar Singh, S/o- Ratnesh Prasad Singh, Resident of village-Teach- ers colony Purnia, P.S. and District- Purnia (Bihar). 11. Rohit Kumar Sharma, S/o- Om Prakash Sharma, Resident of village- Mundichak, P.S- Ishakchak, District- Bhagalpur, (Bihar). 12. Randhir Kumar, S/o- Chandra Sekhar Paswan, Resident of village- Khairma, P.S. and District- Jamui (Bihar). 13. Rajeev Kumar, S/o- Surendra Mishra, Resident of village- Anandbag, P.S.- Ishakchak, District- Bhagalpur (Bihar). 14. Ajit Kumar Panday, S/o- Jagannath Panday, Resident of village- Jawaripur, P.S.- Tilkamanjhi District- Bhagalpur (Bihar). 15. Krishna Mohan Jha, S/o- Shyamanand Jha, Resident of village- Kheera Bazar, P.S.- Khadagpur District- Munger (Bihar). 16. Prabhat Ranjan Jha, S/o- Shaymanand Jha, Resident of village- Haweli Khadgpur, P.S.- Haweli Khadgpur, District- Munger (Bihar). 17. Suman Kumar, S/o- Bhutto Paswan, Resident of village- Jawaripur, P.S.- Tilkamanjhi, District - Bhagalpur (Bihar). 18. Priti Kumari, D/o- Niranjan Prasad Choudhary, Resident of village- Faga, P.S.- Faga, District - Banka (Bihar). 19. Pramod Kumar Paswan, S/o- Rajendra Paswan, Resident of village- Gopalpur, P.S.- Zeromile, District - Bhagalpur (Bihar). 20. Priya Ranjan, S/o -Vijay Shankar Bhagat, Resident of village- Bisanpur jichho, P.S.- Lodipur, District- Bhagalpur (Bihar). Patna High Court CWJC No.9264 of 2026(2) dt.03-07-2026 2/4 21. Chandan Paswan, S/o- Rajendra Paswan, Resident of village- Ghoraghat, P.S.- Bariyarpur, District- Munger (Bihar). 22. Dhananjay Kumar Singh, S/o- Naresh Mohan Singh, Resident of village- Rahimdih, P.S.- Rajun, District- Banka (Bihar). ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through The Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Bhagalpur. 4. The Regional Deputy Director of Education, Bhagalpur. 5. The District Education Officer, Bhagalpur (Bihar). 6. The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Education Department, Bhagalpur. 7. The Block Development Officer, Goradih, (Bhagalpur), Bihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Lalan Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sunil Kumar Mandal, Standing Counsel (03) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 03-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. The instant writ application has been filed for the following reliefs:- (i) For directing the respondent authorities to treat the petitioners as Exclusive Teacher having passed the competency test for local bodies teacher, 2024 and direct the respondent authorities to appoint the petitioners as Exclusive Teacher w.e.f dates similarly situated teacher have been appointed as such. (ii) For directing the respondent authorities to pay the petitioners their entire salary with effect from Patna High Court CWJC No.9264 of 2026(2) dt.03-07-2026 3/4 the dates of their employment as Panchayat Teacher. (iii) For any other relief(s) for which the petitioners are entitled in the facts and circumstances of the case. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were initially appointed as Panchayat Teachers and, after being declared successful in the Competency Test for Local Bodies Teachers, 2024, they are stated to have joined as Exclusive Teachers. It is the case of the petitioners that, while discharging their duties on the post of Panchayat Teachers, they have not been paid salary since the date of employment the petitioners as Panchayat Teacher, and even after having qualified as Exclusive Teachers, their salaries have not been paid till date. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that the petitioners propose to file an appropriate representation before the Regional Deputy Director of Education, Bhagalpur (respondent no. 4), for redressal of their grievances within a time frame as may be directed by this Court. 5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State submits that the petitioners may be directed to file an appropriate representation for adjudication of their grievances, and upon filing of such representation, the authorities would be Patna High Court CWJC No.9264 of 2026(2) dt.03-07-2026 4/4 obliged to take appropriate decisions in the matter. 6. Considering the submissions of the parties, this Court finds it appropriate to direct the petitioners to file a representation before respondent no. 4, along with all supporting materials, within a period of four weeks from today. Upon receipt of such representation, respondent no. 4 is directed to adjudicate the claim of the petitioners and pass necessary orders within a period of eight weeks thereafter. 7. Needless to say, the benefits to which the petitioners are found entitled shall also be extended in their favour within the same time frame. 8. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the instant writ application stands disposed of. shikha/- (Ajit Kumar, J) U