IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16237 of 2010 SANJAY KUMAR RAI, SON OF SRI KANCHAN RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-MAUNI, P.S.- SHEO SAGAR, DISTRICT-ROHTAS. ……….PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE EDUCATION SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, ROHTAS. 4. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, ROHTAS. 5. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, SHEO SAGAR, DISTRICT- ROHTAS. 6. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT SONHAR, BLOCK-SHEO SAGAR, DISTRICT- ROHTAS. (RESPONDENT 1ST SET). 7. MD. IMRAN, SON OF TANKIR ALAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- MADAINI, P.S.- SHEO SAGAR, DISTRICT- ROHTAS (PRIVATE RESPONDENT 2ND SET). ………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 02/ 10.11.2010 The petitioner is aggrieved by his non selection as Panchayat Teacher by the Gram Panchayat Sonhar, Block- Sheo Sagar, District- Rohtas. He alleges that persons having lesser merit were selected. He further alleges that he has complained to various authorities but no action is being taken. The selection results were published on 14.08.2010. In my view, as per Rule-18 of the Bihar Primary Panchayat Teachers ( service condition and appointment) 2 Rules-2006, petitioner has statutory remedy before the District Panchayat Teachers Appointment Appellate Tribunal, Rohtas as it is fully competent to adjudicate and grant relief to the petitioner if he is so entitled. Petitioner must first exhaust the statutory remedy before approaching this Court. If such an application is filed before the Tribunal within one month from today, the Tribunal would entertain the same on merits and decide the same. With this observation, this writ petition is disposed off. Ranjan (Navniti Prasad Singh, J.)