IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14464 of 2008 RANJEET PASWAN, S/O SHRI KISHORI PASWAN, R/O VILLAGE-RASHISA, P.S.-EKANGARSARAI, DISTRICT- NALANDA. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (PRIMARY EDUCATION), GOVERNEMNT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, NALANDA. 3. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, NALANDA. 4. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, EKANGARSARAI, DISTRICT-NALANDA. 5. MUKHIYA, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ, GHURGAON, EKANGARSARAI, NALANDA. 6. PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ GHURGAON, EKANGARSARAI, NALANDA. 7. VINAY KUMAR, S/O MITAN CHAUDHARY, R/O VILLAGE-NASIGANJ, P.S.-EKANGARSARAI, DISTRICT-NALANDA. ----------- 3 15.11.2011 In this writ application petitioner has challenged the appointment of respondent no.7 as Panchayat Teacher on the ground that he had higher marks than the respondent no.7 and as such he had preferential claim for appointment. Petitioner can effectively raise his grievance before the statutory Appellate Authority constituted under the Rules in terms of 2008 amendment. This writ application is therefore disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to move the Appellate Authority. If he does so, the Appellate Authority shall issue 2 notice to the concerned parties, including respondent no.7, shall call for the original records from the Panchayat and shall decide the matter on merits, preferably within a period of two months from the date of approach by the petitioner before it. Arvind/ ( J.N. Singh, J.)