IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17240 of 2010 1. DILIP KUMAR SINGH S/O SRI RAM KARAN SINGH R/O VILL. & P.O.- CHAMTHA CHOTKHUT, P.S.- BACHWARA, DISTT.- BEGUSARAI Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER CUM SECRETARY HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. COMMISSIONER CUM SECRETARY HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. DIRECTOR, PRIMARY EDUCATION HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMNET DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. MEMBER, DISTRICT TEACHER APPOINTMENT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, BEGUSARAI 5. DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, BEGUSARAI ----------- 3 21/04/2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for Panchayat Secretary as well as Mukhia of Gram Panchayat Raj Chamtha, Begusarai (respondent nos. 9 and 10) as well as learned counsel for the State. From the pleadings it emerge that a request has been made to the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna by the Panchayat Secretary (respondent no. 9) vide his letter dated 16.07.2010 to give appropriate direction or guidelines - 2 - with regard to the vacancies which are still subsisting under the circumstances indicated in the said letter but since no communication is comingforth from the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Department, no appointment can be made and the petitioner too cannot derive benefit of such appointment. Since there is blanket order or direction of the Principal Secretary not to make any appointment on the post of Panchayat teacher without prior approval at his level, this writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department (respondent no. 2) that taking cognizance of the letter of Panchayat Secretary, Raj Chamtha Gram Panchayat, Begusarai dated 16.07.2010 which is annexure-5 to the counter affidavit filed on behalf of respondent nos. 9 and 10, he will pass appropriate direction or issue guidelines as to what the Panchayat Secretary is supposed to do with regard to those vacancies. The Court expects that such a direction or guideline will be issued preferably within a period of two months from the date of communication or production of a copy of this order. - 3 - This writ application stands disposed of with the direction aforesaid. AMIN/ (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)