IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16695 of 2007 GEETA KUMARI, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, WIFE OF SRI BIRJAN KUMAR, DAUGHTER OF SRI DEVENDRA PRASAD,RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SIKARIA, POST OFFICE BHEOR SIKARIA, POLICE STATION JEHANABAD, DISTRICT JEHANABAD AND STATE BIHAR……………………………………...PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, HUMAN RESORUCES DEVELOPMENT DEAPRTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, JEHANABAD 3. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, JEHANABAD 4. SMT. SHANTI DEVI, WIFE OF RAJ BALLABH DASS, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KOROANA, POLICE STATION JEHANABAD DISTRICT AT PRESENT MUKHIYA OF GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ SIKARIA, POLICE STATION JEHANABAD, DISTRICT JEHANABAD 5. SRI NAND KISHORE SINGH, SON OF NAME NOT KNOWN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NOT KNOWN, POLICE STATION JEHANABAD, DISTRICT JEHANABAD, THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY OF GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ SIKARIA, DISTRICT JEHANABAD 6. THE PANCHAYAT SAMITI, JEHANABAD BLOCK, JEHANABAD 7. SMT. JAYA SINHA, DAUGHTER OF SHIVA SHANKAR PRASAD, WIFE OF SRI KAMLESH SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GANGACHAK, POST OFFICE SAIDABAD, POLICE STATION JEHANABAD, DISTRICT JEHANABAD 8. THE B.D.O. JEHANABAD BLOCK, DISTRICT JEHANABAD…….RESPONDENTS ----------- 2. 20.08.2009 Learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State informs this Court that now Appellate Authorities constituted by the State Government under Rule - 2 - 18 of the Bihar Panchayat Prarambhik Shikshak (Niyojan Avam Seva Sart) Niyamvali, 2006 are functional and are now efficacious alternative forums available to the petitioner and others for consideration of their grievances. In view of the submissions of the learned counsels and in view of the availability of the efficacious alternative forum, the writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an appropriate application before the concerned Authority, if not already filed, for redressal of her grievances. In case such an application is filed by the petitioner, the Authority shall make all endeavours to dispose of the same on its own merits by a speaking order preferably within the time prescribed under the Rules for the purpose. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion with regard to the merits of the claim of the petitioner. B.T (J.N. Singh, J.)