Vikram Dushyant Vijay v. State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7332 of 2026 ====================================================== 1.
Vikram Dushyant Vijay Son of Ranvijay Mehta, Resident of village and P.SRupauli, District- Purnea (Bihar). 2.
Punam Kumari, Daughter of Deepak Kumar Jaiswal, Resident of villageBirauli Bazar, P.S- Rupauli, District - Purnea (Bihar). 3.
Sangeeta Kumari, D/o Ram Pravesh Sharma, Resident of village- Mok, P.SKonch, District- Gaya (Bihar). 4.
Tulsi Yadav, Son of Sri Sitaram Yadav, R/O village- Bawanganj, P.S-Kodha, District-Katihar (Bihar).
5.
Luna Kumari, D/o Sri Harendra Nath Das, Resident of village- Fatehpur, P.S. Nathnagar, District- Bhagalpur (Bihar).
6.
Mudrika Chandra, Son of Sri Mahesh Prasad, Resident of village- Fatehpur, P.S. Nathnagar, District- Bhagalpur (Bihar).
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
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 Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj, Dariyapur, Bloc Shahkund, District- Bhagalpur.
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Lalan Kumar, Adv.
For the Respondent/s :
Mr. Standing Counsel 22 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 12-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents.
2. The instant writ application has been filed for the following reliefs:-
2/4 "1. (I) In the nature of "mandamus"
directing and commanding the respondent authorities to treat the petitioner as Exclusive Teacher having passed the Competency Test for Local bodies teachers 2024 and direct the respondent authorities to appoint the petitioner as Exclusive Teacher w.e.f dates similarly situated teachers have been appointed as such.
(ii)In the nature of "mandamus" directing and commanding the respondent authorities to pay the petitioners entire their salary with effect from the dates of their employment.
(iii) Else in the nature of "mandamus"
directing and commanding the Regional Deputy Director of Education, Bhagalpur to dispose of the intended/proposed representation of the petitioners by a reasoned and speaking order directing the concerned District Education Officer to treat the petitioner as exclusive teacher and pay their entire salary.
(iv)For any other reliefs for which the petitioners are entitled in the fact and circumstances of the instant case."
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were initially appointed as Panchayat Teachers and, despite being declared successful in the Competency Test for Local Bodies Teachers, 2024, they are not being allowed to join as Exclusive Teacher for the reason best known to the
3/4 authorities concerned. 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 year 2009, 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 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.
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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.
(Ajit Kumar, J) rishi/- U