IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12177 of 2011 1. Mouji Lal Jha Inter College, Champanagar, P.O.- Champanagar, P.S.- Nathnagar, Distt.- Bhagalpur Through Its Principal, Ajoy Kumar Rajhans S/O Late Chandra Shekhar Rajhans R/O P.S. And P.O.- Sultanganj, Distt.- Bhagalpur------- -------------------------------------------------Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 2. The Director, Higher Secondary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Deputy Director, Secondary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna 4. The Distict Education Officer, Bhagalpu, Court Compound, Bhagalpur 5. Shri Sanjay Kumar Jha @ Bantu S/O Late Shri Janardan Jha R/O K.N. Jha Lane, P.O.- Champanagar, P.S.- Nathnagar, Distt.- Bhagalpur 6. Shri Utsav Jha S/O Shri Sanjay Kumar Jha @ Bantu R/O K.N. Jha Lane, P.O.- Champanagar, P.S.- Nathnagar, Distt.- Bhagalpur 7. Smt. Preeti Jha W/O Shri Utsav Jha R/O K.N. Jha Lane, P.O.- Champanagar, P.S.- Nathnagar, Distt.- Bhagalpur 8. Shri Manjeet Kumar Jha S/O Shri Ajay Kumar Jha R/O K.N. Jha Lane, P.O.- Champanagar, P.S.- Nathnagar, Distt.- Bhagalpur 9. Shi Chintan Kumar Jha S/O Late Shri Uday Kumar Jha R/O K.N. Jha Lane, P.O.- Champanagar, P.S.- Nathnagar, Distt.- Bhagalpur 10. Shri Siyaram Choudhary S/O Shri Krishna Ballav Choudhary R/O Manaskamna Nath Chowk, P.O. And P.S.- Nathnagar, Distt.- Bhagalpur 11. Shri Sharyanand Mishra S/O Shri Jharkhand Mishra R/O Vill.- Tilakpur, P.S.- Sultanganj, Distt.- Bhagalpur 12. Shri Sanjay Kumar Agarwal S/O Late Shri Atmanand Agarwal R/O K.N. Jha Lane, Champanagar, P.O. And P.S.- Nathnagar, Distt.- Bhagalpur 13. Shri Uma Nath Jha S/O Late Shri Sandhu Kant Jha R/O Surkhikal-Anandgarh, Mohalla- Tilkhamanjhi, P.S.- Barari, Distt.- Bhagalpur-----------------------Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 26.9.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Interlocutory Application No. 6687 of 2011 filed by the petitioner to implead The Bihar School Examination Board as a party respondent is allowed. 2 Looking at the nature of the prayer made in the said interlocutory application, the interlocutory application is required to be considered from a point of view of giving direction upon the Bihar School Examination Board who is successor and interest of Bihar Intermediate Council to decide the matter on a detailed application which has been filed by the petitioner on 16.8.2011 addressed to the Secretary of Bihar School Examination Board. Keeping in view the recent rule on such issue being notified by the State of Bihar, the Secretary would be obliged to hear the parties and take a decision on the dispute within a reasonable time frame which this Court fixes within three months from the communication or production of a copy of this order. This writ petition is disposed of with the above observation. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)