IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11302 of 2008 Kanchan Kumari, wife of Priya Ranjan Kumar and Daughter of Awadh Narain Singh, resident of village- Raun, P.S. Allauli, District- Khagaria. …………. Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.Secretary of Human Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3.The District Magistrate, Khagaria 4.The District Superintendent of Education, Khagaria 5.The Block Development Officer, Allauli,, District- Khagaria 6.The Block Education Extension Officer, Allauli Block, District- Khagaria 7.Chairman-cum-Chief of Panchayat Samiti, Allauli Block, District- Khagaria. …………. Respondents ---------------------------------- 2. 26/09/2011 Petitioner’s case is that she applied for appointment as Block Teacher in the Block of Allauli, District- Khagaria in the year 2006 and was called for counseling by letter no.22 dated 25.1.2007. However, her counseling was not done on the ground that she was having a degree of Intermediate from a Vocational course. Learned counsel for the petitioner rightly submits that this Court has already held in judgment passed in the case of Prakash Kumar & Ors. Vs. State of Bihar & Ors. [2008(3) PLJR 282] that Intermediate from a vocational course is equivalent to Intermediate from a regular course and 2 hence candidates appointed or being considered having Intermediate from a vocational course cannot be discriminated and debarred on that account. Although a counter affidavit has been filed in the case but this stand of the petitioner does not find any reply therein. Respondents only referred to some communication from the Principal Secretary dated 15.11.2007 which appears to have no relevance. In the circumstances, this writ application is allowed with a direction to the respondents that if the counseling of the petitioner has not been held only on account that she was holding a degree of Intermediate from a vocational course, they shall hold her counseling and consider her case for appointment on merits on any available vacancy as per roster and category. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)