IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8283 of 2008 UMESH KUMAR MANDAL, S/O LATE JAGDEO PRASAD MANDAL, R/O VILLAGE+P.O.-PARMANANDPUR, P.S- RANIGANJ, DISTRICT-ARARIA. ……………PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ARARIA. 3. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ARARIA. 4. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, ARARIA. 5. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, RANIGANJ, ARARIA. 6. THE MUKHIYA, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ PARMANANDPUR, PRAKHAND RANIGANJ, DISTRICT-ARARIA. ……………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 3 16.08.2011 Petitioner’s grievance is that he has wrongly not been considered for appointment as Panchayat Teacher, although his name was there in the panel, on the ground that he has passed his Intermediate examination from a vocational course. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that now this Court in the case of Prakash Kumar and Ors. Vs. State of Bihar and Ors. [2008 (3) BLJ 76] has already held that the Intermediate Degree from vocational course has to be treated as equivalent to Intermediate from regular course. Learned counsel for the petitioner is correct. Now no candidate can be debarred from consideration on the ground 2 that he had passed the Intermediate examination from vocational course. In the circumstances, petitioner is granted liberty to approach the Appellate Authority within one month from today. If he does so, the Appellate Authority shall take into account the said judgment of this Court and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law positively within two months after giving due opportunity to all the concerned parties to be heard. Arvind/ ( J.N. Singh, J.)