IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4360 of 2008 1. Pramod Kumar, Son of Sri Kishori Sah, Resident of Village Goraiya, P.O. Gorigamadih, P.S. Kudhani, District Muzaffarpur. 2. Rinku Kumari, W/o Sri Umesh Yadav, Resident of Village Dubiahi, P.O. Chhajan, P.S. Kudhani, District Muzaffarpur. 3. Sangita Kuamri, Wife of Sri Ramesh, Resident of Village Dubiahi, P.O. Chhajan, P.S. Kudhani, District Muzaffarpur…......................Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Commissioner cum Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 4. The District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur. 5. The District Superintendent of Education, Muzaffarpur. 6. The Block Development Officer, Kudhani (Turki), District Muzaffarpur. 7. The Block Education Extension Officer, Kudhani-2, District Muzaffarpur. 8. The Panchayat Secretary of Gram Panchayat, Dubiahi, P.S. Kudhani, District Muzaffarpur. 9. The Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat, Dubiahi, P.S. Kudhani, District Muzaffarpur. 10.Mrs. Ramanika Kumari, Wife of Sri Randhir Kumar Singh, at present Panchayat Sikshika, in Rajkiya Upgraded Middle School, Dubiahi, P.S. Kudhani, District Muzaffarpur………………………………………..………..Respondents ----------- 4 08.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned counsel for the State. Petitioners are aggrieved by the order dated 03.01.2008 passed by the Collector, Muzaffarpur as contained in Annexure-1 by which appointment of the 2 petitioners as well as some others as Panchayat Teachers has been cancelled. Petitioners have an alternative remedy before the statutory Appellate Authority constituted under the Bihar Panchayat Prarambhik Shikshak (Niyojan Avam Seva Sart) Niyamvali, 2006 (as amended by Amendment Act, 2008). In the circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioners to approach the appropriate Appellate Authority by way of appeal / representation in accordance with law. If they do so within four weeks from today, the Appellate Authority shall call for the original records, issue notice to the concerned parties, give them an opportunity to be heard in the matter and decide the matter in accordance with law, without going into the question of limitation, within a period of two months from the date of filing of the appeal/representation. Since the jurisdiction of the Collector is being challenged in this writ application, it is directed that the 3 Appellate Authority shall not take into account or rely upon the impugned order of the Collector passed against the petitioners and shall decide the matter strictly on its own merits. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)