IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1408 of 2011 Sarita Tiwary @ Sarita Devi, D/O Sri Kanhaiya Tiwary, R/O Vill+P.O. Kudra, District- Kaimur (Bhabhua) ………….. Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3.The Principal Secretary, Department of Panchayat Raj, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 4.The Director of Panchayat Raj, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 5.The Incharge Director, Panchayat Raj, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 6.The District Magistrate, Kaimur (Bhabhua) 7.The District Panchayat Raj Officer, Kudra, District- Kaimur 8.The Block Development Officer, Kudra, District- Kaimur (Bhabhua) 9.The Sarpanch of the Gram Kachahary, Jehanabad Block, Kudra, Distt.- Kaimur (Bhabhua) 10.Kumari Sangeeta Sinha, W/O Sri Satish Kumar Verma, R/O Vill- Jehanabad, P.O.& P.S.- Kudra, District- Kaimur (Sasaram). ……….. Respondents ----------- 2. 18/03/2011 It appears that the issue raised by the petitioner in this writ application has been clearly noticed by a Bench of this Court in the order dated 27.10.2009 passed in a batch of cases led by C.W.J.C.No.6762 of 2009 and the matter has been referred to the Principal Secretary of the Department of Panchayat Raj to consider and take final decision. Therefore, it is appropriate that the petitioner has moved the Principal Secretary of the Department against the order of the Collector, as contained in Annexure-16, cancelling her appointment as Gram Kutchery Secretary on the basis of letter of the 2 Department dated 6.1.2009, giving retrospective operation to the Rules. Since the matter has been referred to the Principal Secretary in October, 2009 itself, and there is nothing on record to show that final decision has been taken, this Court directs the Principal Secretary to consider the representation of the petitioner filed against the impugned order of the Collector, and also the matter referred by this Court by the said order dated 27.10.2009 passed in C.W.J.C. No.6762 of 2009 and other analogous cases, positively within three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Petitioner will be at liberty to appear before the Principal Secretary and bring to his notice other orders passed by this Court for his consideration. For three months or till final orders are passed by the Principal Secretary, whichever may be earlier, status quo as of today in this matter shall be maintained. The writ application is disposed of. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)