Amit Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6734 of 2025 ====================================================== Amit Kumar Jha Son of Ramji Jha, Resident of Village- Panapur, Police Station- Birpur, District- Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Human Resources, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Director, Directorate Primary Education, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The District Magistrate, District- Begusarai. 4.

The District Programme Officer (Establishment), District- Begusarai. 5.

The District Education Officer, District- Begusarai. 6.

The Block Education Officer, Teghra, District- Begusarai. 7.

The Secretary, Teacher Employment Unit, Khijrichak, Block- Teghra, District- Begusarai.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amit Kumar For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Santosh Chandra Bhaskar, AC to GP-11 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 24-04-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties concerned.

2. The petitioner has filed the present writ application for a direction to the respondent-authority to make payment of salary, along with arrears and other benefits, to the petitioner from October, 2020 to January, 2022. The petitioner is a Panchayat Teacher in the Primary School, Khijrichak, Teghra, Begusarai.

3. Learned counsel for the State submits that the District Appellate Authority has been constituted under the Rules

Patna High Court CWJC No.6734 of 2025(2) dt.24-04-2025 2/2 for hearing the grievances of the teachers. The petitioner has directly approached this Court without availing the remedy before the District Teachers Appellate Authority.

4. In view of the aforesaid submissions, the present writ application is disposed with the liberty to the petitioner to approach the concerned District Teachers Appellate Authority for redressal of his grievance.

5. It is made clear that if an appeal is filed within one month from today, with condonation of delay petition, the District Teacher Employment Appellate Authority shall consider the same and shall pass a reasoned order, in accordance with law, within a reasonable time frame.

6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ application is disposed.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) ashwani/- U