Rajanish Kumar Mishra vs The State Of Bihar
2023 Latest Caselaw 3666 Patna

         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                   Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2417 of 2022
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1. Rajanish Kumar Mishra S/o Jaishankar Mishra Vill- Harpur, Post and P.S.-

Guthani, District- Siwan (Bihar), Pin- 841435

2. Niraj Kumar Pandey S/o Dhrup Deo Pandey Add- Kali Babu Street, Upper Bazar, Mahabir Chowk, Ranchi 834001

3. Sandeep Kumar Mishra S/o Rameshwar Mishra Address Laxmi Nagar, Siwan Sadar, Siwan (Bihar) 841226

4. Anish Kumar S/o Rajdeo Sah C/o- Somaro Bhawan, North Nehru Nagar, Patliputra Colony, Patna 800013

5. Alok Kumar Mishra S/o Awdhesh Kumar Mishra Vill and Post Majhauli Road, Prangadhi, P.S. Mairwa, Bihar Pin Code 841239

6. Manish Dwivedi S/o Hare Ram Dwivedi Village and Post- Sonbarsa Bazaar, P.S.- Chauri- Chaura District- Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) Pincode 273002.

7. Kaushlendra Pandey S/o Badri Narayan Pandey Vill and Post- Bakulari, P.S.- Guthani, Distt.- Siwan (Bihar), Pin- 841239.

8. Prasenjeet Pandey S/o- Bipin Bihari Pandey Vill and Post- Kumhati, P.S.-

Darauli, Distt- Siwan (Bihar), Pin- 841235

9. Santosh Kumar Yadav S/o Shivmurat Yadav Vill and Post- Mahari, P.S. Bhimpura No.- 1, District- Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), Pin Code- 221716

10. Shashi Kant Mishra S/o Sugreev Mishra Vill- Aghaila Mishra, Post-

Vijayeepur, P.S.- Vijayeepur, Distt.- Gopalganj, State- Bihar, Pin- 841508

11. Susheel Kumar S/o Ramakant Pandey Village- Saidpur Umran Post- Khajuri Kroundi, Police Station- Malipur, District- Ambedkar Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) Pin Code- 224159

12. Rani Rashami Srivastav W/o- Prakash Kimar Moh- Rajbanshi Nagar, P.O.

and P.S.- Siwan, Bihar- 841226

13. Purushotam Kumar S/o- Ramashray Singh House No.- 392a, Sadanand Road, Shaketpuri, Near Shiv Mandir, P.O.- Hazaribag, P.S.- Sadar Hazaribag, Hazaribag, Jharkhand- 825301.

14. Kamlesh Kumar S/o- Sri Ramakant Maurya Vill- Pachama, Post- Udhran, Dist- Ballia, Uttar Pradesh- 221716

15. Mithai Lal S/o Shambhoo Sharan Maurya Vill- Dultahi, Post- Sidhauly, Dist- Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

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16. Atul Kumar Srivastava S/o- Satish Chandra Srivastav Vill- Moh- Jagdish Pur, Hospital Road, Post- Ballia, District- Ballia, Uttar Pradesh

17. Amit Kumar Sharma S/o- Chandrika Prasad Village- Khalishpur, PO- Adri, Distt- Mau, Uttar Pradesh

18. Satish Kumar Pathak S/o- Janardan Pathak Vill- Barwan, Post- Asaon, P.S.-

Andar, District- Siwan (Bihar), Pin- 841287

19. Priyanka Singh W/o- Govind Kumar Singh Vill- Paigemberpur, Ander Dhala in Front of Ayurvedic College, P.S.- Siwan, Distt.- Siwan, Bihar Pin 841226

20. Sudhir Kumar Singh S/o Bhullan Singh Vill- Pipra, P.O.- Kherai, P.S.- Andar Distt- Siwan, Bihar, Pin- 841231

21. Parmila Kumari W/o- Amrendra Singh Vill- Mahammadpur, P.O.- Shivpur Sakra, P.S.- Asaon, Distt.- Siwan, Bihar, Pin- 841245

22. Rajiv Kumar Gupta S/o- Chhathi Lal Gupta Vill and Post- Chanpatia, P.S.-

Chanpatia, District- West Champaran (Bihar), Pin- 845449

23. Sanjay Kumar Gupta S/o- Janaradan Prasad Gupta Vill- Majhwallia, Post-

Nawanagar, P.S.- Sikanderpur, District- Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), Pin- 221717

24. Amiteshwar Rai S/o- Ramji Rai Vill and Post- Kathaura, P.S.- Sikanderpur, District- Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), Pin- 221717

25. Srikant Singh S/o- Radheyshyam Singh Vill and P.O.- Krishnapali, P.S.-

Darauli, District- Siwan, (Bihar), Pin- 841234

26. Vinay Pratap Singh S/o Kanhaya Singh Vill- Delhua, Post- Suryapura, District- Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, Pin Code- 277301

27. Vimal Prakash Gupta S/o Om Prakash Gupta Vill- Madhopur, Post- Bhelai, P.S.- Rasra, District- Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), Pin- 221712

28. Sunil Kumar Upadhyay S/o Sriprakash Upadhyay Village and Post- Barasari Jagir, Thana- Maniar, Dist- Ballia, Pin Code- 277207

29. Manish Singh S/o- Dinesh Prasad Singh Vill- Kori, Post- Khaira, District-

Kaimur (Bihar), 821108

30. Shambhu Nath Thakur S/o- Algu Thakur Vill- Dehari, P.O.- Badarjamin, P.S.- Bhagwanpur Hat, District- Siwan (Bihar), Pin- 841224

31. Piyush Kumar Gupta S/o- Chandrika Prasad Gupta Vill- Prem Nagar Chakiya, Post- Maunathbhajan, Thana- Dhakin Tola, District- Mau (Uttar Pradesh) Pin- 275101

32. Jitendra Kumar Singh S/o- Yogendra Singh Vill- Haray Pur, Post- Sohil Patty, P.S.- Basant Pur, Dist- Siwan Pin-841406

33. Anant Kumar Sharma S/o Sitaram Sharma Vill, Post and P.S.- Guthani, Patna High Court CWJC No.2417 of 2022 dt.10-08-2023

Distt- Siwan (Bihar) Pin- 841435

34. Ajay Kumar S/o- Ghutkoo Lal Vill- Pandeypur, Post- Vijaypur, P.S.-

Vindhyachal, Distt.- Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, Pin- 231303

35. Ajay Kumar Yadav S/o- Rameshwar Yadav 484x Sarswatipuram, Pac Comp, Bichhiya, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh- 273014

36. Vinod Kumar Tiwari S/o Shiv Ji Tiwari Vill- Bajahan, Post- Majhauli, Dist-

Ballia P.S.- Banshdih Rod, Dist- Ballia, Pin- 277001

37. Punam Kumari W/o Ramesh Kumar Singh Vill- Main Road, Mairwa, P.S.-

Mairwa, Post- Mairwa, Siwan.

38. Seema Kumari D/o- Devendra Giri Dak Banglow Road, Siwan, (Bihar) Pin-

841226

39. Govind Kumar Yadav S/o Paramhans Yadav Village and Post- Rustampur District- Deoria (Uttar Pradesh) 274405

40. Uday Narayan Singh S/o- Rambriksh Singh Vill- Puraina, Post- Tikampar, Distt.- Deoriya, (Uttar Pradesh), Pin- 274702

41. Brajesh Kumar Singh S/o- Shree Niwas Singh Vill- Ranpatti, P.O.- Matiyar, P.S.- Manjhi, Distt.- Saran, Bihar Pin 841209

42. Dhananjay Tripathi S/o- Pramatmatripathi Village- Keswakhore, Post-

Ramdauli Urf Mathiya, P.S.- Sahajanwa, District- Gorakhpur, U.P., Pin- 273209

43. Deepak Kumar Jaiswal S/o- Jayprakash Jaiswal Vill and Post- Ajane Lotan, Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh, Pin- 272206

44. Mahesh Singh S/o- Chandrika Singh Mob. No- 6394840946, Vill- Khanpur Post- Dumaria Thana- Sahatwar Dist- Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) Pin Code- 277211

45. Arun Kumar Pathak S/o- Mahesh Pathak At- Gayatri Shakti Peeth, Vill-

Mahpur, Post- Hardiya, Distt- Siwan Pin- 841226

46. Anamika Pandey W/o- Santosh Kumar Mishra Vill- Sonakara, P.O.- Santhi, P.S.- Raghunathpur, Distt- Siwan, Bihar, Pin- 841502

47. Dhirendra Mishra S/o- Madhaw Mishra Village and Post- Biswar, P.S.-

Guthani, District- Siwan, Bihar, 841239

48. Abid Hussain S/o Mubarak Hussain Vill- Kishunpura, Post- Balua, P.S.-

Guthani, District- Siwan, (Bihar), Pin Code- 841435

49. Anu Kumari Pandey W/o Narendra Kumar Pandey Vill- Paigumberpur, Post Siwan, Dist. Siwan, Pin- 841226

50. Pradeep Kumar Verma W/o- Late Satyanarayan Verma Add.- Nai Bazar Patna High Court CWJC No.2417 of 2022 dt.10-08-2023

Mairwa, P.O.- Mairwa, Dist- Siwan (Bihar), Pin- 841239

51. Rajesh Kumar Yadav S/o- Lakshmi Narayan Yadav Village- Bankata Shambhu, P.O.- Pakari Babu, Dist- Deoria, Uttar Pradesh

52. Sunil Kumar S/o- Basant Prasad Mo Chaksha Husain Siddhartha Anger Pachpedwa, P.O.- Gorkhnath, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, Pin- 273015

53. Suryakant Mani Tripathi S/o- Kamlesh Mani Tripathi Vill- Barhaj, Post-

Barhaj, Dist- Deoria, State- Uttar Pradesh Pin- 274601

54. Mohan Pandey S/o- Vijay Ram Pandey Village and Post- Tengarah, P.S.-

Bairia, District- Ballia (U.P.) Pin- 277201

55. Kumari Maya Rani Ray W/o- Ranjan Kumar Vill and Post- Amlori, P.S.-

Siwan, Distt.- Siwan, Pin- 841435

56. Poonam Singh S/o- Bhisham Deo Singh Vill- Piprapatti Bahorapur Post Sarya Bagdoora District- Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), Pin- 221709

57. Govind Kumar S/o- Kailash Prasad Gupta Vill and Post- Chakri, P.S.-

Raghunathpur, Siwan (Bihar) Pin- 841231

58. Vibha Pandey W/o- Pankaj Kumar Pandey Vill- Amawa, Post- Bhatni, Distt.- Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, Pin- 274701

59. Pramod Kumar Pandey S/o Mritunjai Pandey Village Bhitauli, Post-

Kumhati Police Station Darauli District Siwan, Bihar, 841235

60. Amitesh Kumar Tiwari S/o Shree Dharmnath Tiwari Vill- Panditpur Kishunpurlauwar, P.O.- Panditpur, P.S.- Jantabazaar, Dist- Chapra Bihar 841224

61. Yudhishthir Shukla S/o Virendra Shukla Village- Barauli Diwakar Patti Post Bhimbar, P.S. Bilariyaganj, District- Azamgarh, Pin code 276121

62. Anand Prakash Dubey S/o Ramagrey Dubey Village and Post- Mainpur District- Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) 233224

63. Mohan Kumar S/o- Sri Ram Prasad Vill and Post- Bankata, P.S.- Ballia, Distt- Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), Pin- 277001

64. Poonam Gupta S/o- Manikchand Gupta Vill- Aara, Post- Chauk Badi Masjid, Ara Dist- Bhojpur (Bihar)

65. Tishyarakshita Kumari W/o- Husband- Vinod Kumar Srivastava Address-

Govind Bhawan Ratanpura, Near Kot Ki Devi Mandir, Post- Bhagwan Bazar, Dist- Chhapra (Bihar) 841301

66. Mukesh Kumar Singh S/o Avadhesh Singh Vill- Chitvishaw Khurd Chandpur, P.O.- Chandpur, P.S.- Sahatwar, Distt- Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) Pin Code- 277211 Patna High Court CWJC No.2417 of 2022 dt.10-08-2023

67. Ashok Kumar Yadav S/o- Ram Lal Yadav Vill- Alashgad, Post- Nonar, Distt.- Siwan (Bihar) Pin- 841502

68. Shushama Kumari D/o- Ravindar Singh Vill and Post- Rajpur, P.S.-

Raghunathpur, Distt.- Siwan (Bihar), Pin- 841504

69. Monika Singh W/o- Rajeev Kumar Singh Vill- Sherpur, Post- Machhauta, P.S.- Duraudha, Dist- Siwan (Bihar), Pin- 841233

70. Ranjeet Kumar Sahani S/o- Surybhan Sahani Vill- Khaira, Post- Maharaur, P.S.- Kasimabad, District- Ghazipur, U.P. Pin- 233230

71. Hare Ram Prasad S/o Ram Deo Prasad Vill and Post- Sahpur, P.S.- Nautan, Distt.- Siwan, (Bihar) Pin Code- 841243

72. Raj Kumar Dubey S/o- Shree Dinesh Chandradubey Vill- Sonakara Saani Post- Santhi District- Siwan (Bihar) Pin- 841502

73. Santosh Kumar Singh S/o Rajdeo Singh Village and Post- English, P.S.-

Mairwa, District- Siwan (Bihar), Pin- 841239

74. Vinod Kumar Yadav S/o Singhasan Yadav Vill- Abdulpur Madari, Post- Tari Bada Gaon, P.S.- Bhimpura No- 1, Dist- Ballia, (U.P.) Pin- 221711

75. Prerna Priya W/o- Ajit Singh Vill- Vijayipur, Post- Akolhi, P.S.- Mairwa, Siwan (Bihar), Pin- 841239

76. Kameshwar Diwedi S/o- Surendranath Diwedi Vill- Manpurpategi, P.O.-

Asaon, Andar, Siwan, Bihar

77. Kumari Rambha Gupta W/o- Sunil Kr. Sah Shreya Ward No. 3, NH-28, Jadavpur Chaok Near Saraswati Takies

78. Devendra Kumar Mishra S/o- Mithilesh Mishra Vill- Sishwa Post-

Jagdispurkothi, District- Siwan (Bihar) Pin- 841243

79. Sanjay Kumar Kushwaha S/o- Ramchhabila Kushwaha Vill- Miyagundi, Post- Daraila, P.S.- Guthani, Distt.- Siwan (Bihar), Pin- 841226

80. Kailash Rai S/o Ramashish Rai Vill- Khirauli, Post- Balua, P.S.- Guthani, Distt- Siwan, Bihar- 841435

81. Kumari Smita Singh S/o- Ashok Kumar Singh Vill- Narahiya, Post-

Bargawn, Dist- Siwan, Bihar.

82. Chandra Shekhar Singh S/o Bhuneshwar Singh Village- Subhankar Chapra Dihpar, P.O.- Gangpur Siswan, Dist- Siwan, 841210

83. Prem Kumar S/o Gopal Jee Parsad Village- Andar Dhala, Laxmipur, Post-

Siwan, Police Station- Siwan District- Siwan, Bihar, Pin Code 841226

84. Nagendra Narayan S/o Ram Bachan Chaudhari Village- Ahirauli Post-

Nanoura, P.O.- Ubhava, District- Balliya (Uttar Pradesh) Pin Code 221711 Patna High Court CWJC No.2417 of 2022 dt.10-08-2023

85. Sangeeta W/o- Anil Kumar Sharma Vill and Post- Sahuli, Anchal-

Hussainganj, Block- Hasanpura, Distt- Siwan 841286

86. Amit Kumar Singh S/o- Bhisham Deo Singh Vill and Post- Gahmar, Kheturai (Pani Tanki) Distt- Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, Pin- 232327

87. Dhruva Narayan Singh S/o Prem Chandra Singh Village- Chak Habibullah (Bhisaha), Post- Banpokhara, P.S.- Madhuban, District- Mau (Uttar Pradesh), Pin code- 221603.

88. Neeraja Yadav W/o Balindra Yadav Village- Naranga Basant Bari, Post-

Balepur Kala, District- Deoria, Uttar Pradesh- 274509

89. Nitish Kumar Yadav S/o- Shiv Narayan Yadav Vill- Kharid, Post- Kazipur, P.S.- Sikanderpur, District- Ballia (U.P.), Pin- 277303.

90. Kanhaiya Mishra S/o- Late Janak Deo Mishra Hathopu (Daraunda), Vill-

Tilkar, Post- Keshri Mathiya, Via- Parsa Garh, P.S.- Ekma, Dist- Chapra (Saran), State- Bihar, Pin- 841220

91. Pramod Kumar Upadhyay S/o- Dhruvjee Upadhyay Vill and Post- Ramgarh, P.S.- Siswan, District- Siwan (Bihar) Pin- 841203

92. Sudhanshu Kumar Thakur S/o- Surendra Thakur Vil- Dhusaha, Post-

Khajuhatti, P.S.- Manjhi, Dist- Chapra (Saran) Pin- 841209

93. Peeyush Kumar S/o- Bhuwaneshwar Singh Vill and P.O.- Pipra, District-

Saran Bihar, Pin Code- 841422

94. Ashwani Kumar Singh S/o Shamsher Bahadur Singh Village- Atarsuwan Kalan, P.O.- Atarsuwan Kalan, P.S.- Rasra District- Ballia (U.P.) Pin Code- 221712

95. Sarika Sing D/o- Bhim Singh Vill and Post- Patar, P.S.- Raghunathpur, Dist.-

Siwan (Bihar) Pin- 841502

96. Vikalp Vikas S/o- Ram Nagina Bhakta At- Anand Nagar, P.S.- Siwan, District- Siwan, (Bihar) Pin- 841226

97. Dhananjay Kumar Dubey S/o- Bhupendra Dubey Village- Tali Khurd, Post-

Tali, P.S.- Guthani, Block- Guthani, District- Siwan (Bihar), Pin- 841239

98. Viddya Nand Ojha S/o- Krishna Nand Ojha Vill- Tenua Maphi, Post-

Chandhar, P.S.- Khalilabad, Distt.- Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, Pin- 272175

99. Chandan Dubey S/o- Vinod Dubey Vill- Mohabbatpur, Post- Manihari, P.S.-

Shadiyabad, Distt- Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, Pin- 275205 100 Ravikant Upadhyay S/o- Ram Govind Upadhyay Address- Baba Nagar, . Jaso, P.S.- Muffashil Buxar, Buxar, Bihar, Pin 802101 Patna High Court CWJC No.2417 of 2022 dt.10-08-2023

101 Suman Kumari W/o- Amarjit Ram Vill and Post- Duba, P.S.- Darauli, Distt.-

. Siwan (Bihar) Pin- 841234 102 Kamlesh Kumar S/o- Manoranjan Singh Vill- Tali Bujurg, Post- Tali, P.S.-

. Guthani, Distt.- Siwan, Bihar 841239 103 Arbind Gupta S/o- Bhuwal Gupta Vill.- Khirauli, Post- Balua, P.S.- Guthani, . Distt.- Siwan (Bihar), Pin- 841435 104 Gauri Shankar S/o- Vishun Prasad Gupta Vill- Baharampur, P.O.- Jajauli, . P.S.- Madhuban, Dist- Mau, Uttar Pradesh, Pin- 221603 105 Dhananjay Chauhan D/o- Dharmdeo Chauhan Vill- Saidpur, Post- . Surhurpur, Thana- Mohammadabad Gohana, Dist- Mau, Uttar Pradesh, Pin-

276403 106 Amit Kumar S/o- Akhil Ram At- Shukla Toli, P.O.- Siwan, P.S.- Siwan, . District- Siwan (Bihar), P.S.- Siwan, Pin- 841226 107 Arun Kumar S/o- Shyam Bihari Thakur Village- Bauwan, Post- Kingar, P.S.- . Sigori, District- Patna (Bihar) Pin Code- 804423 108 Krishna Nand Yadav S/o Parama Nand Yadav Village- Mahepur, Post- . Parmeth, District- Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh) 233001 109 Manas Piyush S/o- Suryadeo Prasad Vill- Karahi Khurd, P.O. and P.S.- . Basantpur, District- Siwan (Bihar) Pin- 841406 110 Rakesh Kumar Gupta S/o- Laxman Prasad Vill- Baddopur, Post and P.S.- . Karimuddinpur, Dist- Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh), Pin- 233225

111. Ghanshyam Yadav S/o Rambachan Yadav Village- Lohata Pachdaura Post-

Govindpur Police Station- District- Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) 221716 112 Brajesh Kumar S/o Badan Singh Village and Post- Sawna, P.S.- Barharia, . District- Siwan (Bihar) Pin Code- 841438 113 Manoj Kumar Dubey S/o- Paramatma Nand Dubey Vill- Farasatar, Post-

. Sahatwar, District- Ballia.

114 Kunal Kashyap S/o- Narbdeshwar Pandey Vill and Post- Bagaura, Thana- . Darauna Dist- Siwan (Bihar) Pin Code- 841404 115 Dhirendra Nath Thakur S/o- Chiranjiv Thakur House No.- 419B, Ram Janki . Nagar, Ward No.- 24, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, Pin- 273004 116 Himanshu Prasad Maurya S/o- Nand Lal Maurya Village and Post- Katari, . P.S. Scholapur, Distt- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Pin- 221101 117 Suresh Mishra S/o- Sitaram Mishra Vill- Pandit Jigna, Post- Dubey Jigna, . P.S.- Bhore, Dist- Gopalganj (Bhar)- 841426 Patna High Court CWJC No.2417 of 2022 dt.10-08-2023

... ... Petitioner/s Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, Patna

2. The Director, Primary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Deputy Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

4. The District Education Officer, Siwan, Bihar.

5. The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Siwan, Bihar.

6. The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Gopalganj, Bihar.

7. The District Programme Officer, (Establishment), Patna, Bihar

8. The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Madhubani, Bihar

9. The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Purniya, Bihar

10. The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Samastipur, Bihar.

11. The District Programme Officer (Establishment), West Champaran, Bihar

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dhananjay Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Apurva Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY CAV JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)

Date : 10-08-2023

The writ petition is filed by the 'Niyojit' teachers

against the alleged discrimination meted out to them by denying

grade pay for a period of two years from the initial appointment,

as is the consequence of Annexure-3 dated 11.08.2015. The Patna High Court CWJC No.2417 of 2022 dt.10-08-2023

discrimination is alleged on the ground that the petitioners who

are also trained teachers, merely for reason of their appointment

as Niyojit teachers are denied the grade pay which has been

conferred on trained teachers who were regular employees of

the Government. While the trained teachers in regular

employment of the Government were fixed in a pay scale and

granted grade pay, insofar as the untrained teachers and the

Niyojit teachers, the grade pay was declined for the initial two

years. Insofar as the untrained teachers are concerned they were

entitled to get grade pay immediately on their acquiring training

qualification. However, with respect to the trained (Niyojit)

teachers, grade pay was denied absolutely for the initial two

periods. The petitioners alleged discrimination.

2. In fact, the very question of discrimination was

alleged as between Niyojit teachers appointed at the Panchayat,

Nagar Panchayat and Municipal levels, and Government

teachers appointed by State of Bihar. The claim of 'equal pay

for equal work' was declined by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in

State of Bihar v. Bihar Secondary Teachers Struggle

Committee, (2019) 18 SCC 301. Hence, the claim does not

survive, even as against the alleged denial of grade pay,

especially since the Government teachers and the Niyojit Patna High Court CWJC No.2417 of 2022 dt.10-08-2023

teachers cannot be considered as equally placed in the service of

the Government. The Niyojit teachers were appointed on an

honorarium and it is by Annexure-3 that they were conceded a

scale of pay. While the trained Government teachers were

granted a grade pay by Annexure-3, the Niyojit teachers were

expected to wait for two years, even if trained, which would not

result in any claim of discrimination, especially going by the

authoritative pronouncement of the Hon'ble Supreme Court.

3. We find no reason to entertain the writ petition and

the same stands dismissed.

                                                             (K. Vinod Chandran, CJ)



                      Partha Sarthy, J.             I agree.



                                                                   (Partha Sarthy, J)

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