IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1242 of 2026 ====================================================== 1. Santosh Kumar Sharma S/o Late Amarnath Sharma, R/o Village- Upadhyaya Tola Post- Kurba Mathiya, P.S.- Kumarbag, District- West Champaran has been working as Teacher, Govt. Basic School, Raidhurva, District- West Champaran. 2. Ajay Kumar @ Ajay Kumar Singh, S/o Late Chandrika Singh, R/o Village and P.O.- Chaubey Tola, Ward No. 12, Bandaraha, P.S. Kumarbag, District- West Champaran has been working as Teacher, Govt. Basic School, Shekhdhurva, District- West Champaran. 3. Sanjay Kumar Verma @ Sanjay Verma, S/o Sri Manager Verma, R/o Village- Semara Bhusi P.S. and P.O. - Kasya Ward no.- 5, District- Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh has been working as Teacher, Govt. Basic Schol, Bakulhar District- West Champaran. 4. Anil Kumar, S/o Late Ramjee Prasad Singh, R/o village and Post- Purvi Pakri, P.S. - Dumariya Ghat District - East Champaran has been working as Teacher, Govt. Basic School, Shekhdhurva, District- West Champaran. 5. Om Prakash @ Om Prakash Singh, S/o Late Durga Shankar Singh, R/o- Village- Nadda, Post and P.S.- Bhiroganj District- West Champaran has been working as Teacher, Govt. Basic School, Lahiyaria, District- West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Primary Education, Education Department, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Regional Deputy Director, Education, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 5. The District Magistrate, West Champaran, Bettiah. 6. The District Education Officer, West Champaran, Bettiah. 7. The District Program Officer, Establishment, West Champaran, Bettiah. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar Manoj, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shankar Kumar Thakur, AC to GP 27 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 3 17-08-2026 Heard learned Advocate for the respective parties. 2. The petitioners have approached this Court seeking Patna High Court CWJC No.1242 of 2026(3) dt.17-08-2026 2/3 a direction upon the respondents to ensure payment of salary to the petitioners from October 1995, which has been withheld in the name of verification in the light of letter No.1361 dated 18.06.1996 issued by the respondent No.5 addressed to respondent No.2, but till date nothing has been done and the petitioners have been deprived from their salary. 3. At the outset, learned Advocate for the State refuting the prayer of the petitioners has submitted that since the name of the petitioners did not find place in the list of the teachers, the copy of which is marked as Annexure A to the counter-affidavit, hence in no circumstances, the petitioners are entitled; besides, there is nothing on record which suggest that the petitioners have been discharging their duties as teachers. He further submits that infact the Annexure A is nothing but a verification report which has been issued in the light of letter No.1361 dated 18.06.1996. 4. At this juncture learned Advocate for the petitioners submits that identically situated persons have approached this Court and in their cases, they have been extended the liberty to file representation. 5. Having considered the rival submissions advanced by learned Advocate for the respective parties, without entering Patna High Court CWJC No.1242 of 2026(3) dt.17-08-2026 3/3 into the merit of this case, the petitioners are also extended liberty to approach before the concerned authority for redressal of the grievance. Since the petitioners have already filed detailed representation before the Director Primary Education, the copy of which is marked as Annexure 8 and 8/1 to the writ petition, it is expected that the same must be brought to its logical conclusion expeditiously. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the present writ petition stands disposed of. Utkarsh.k/- (Harish Kumar, J) U