IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16424 of 2009 HARE RAM SHARMA, S/o Sri Bindeshwari Sharma, resident of village/Mohalla – Daniyalpur, P.S. Tegda, District – Beusarai. …. Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Secretary, Deptt of Human Resources, Govt of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director, Primary Education, Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Begusarai. 4. The Distt. Suppt of Education, Begusarai. 5. The Block Education Officer, Tegda Block under the district of Begusarai. 6. The Block Education Extension Officer, Tegda Blockd under the district of Begusarai. 7. The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj, Tegda Block under the district of Begusarai. 8. The Panchayat Sevak cum Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj, Tegda Block, Tegda under the district of Begusarai. …….. Respondents. With CWJC No.16426 of 2009 MEENA DEVI, D/o Ganga Bishun Sah, resident of village/Mohalla – Tegda Purani Bazar, P.S. Tegda, District – Begusarai. …. Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Secretary, Deptt of Human Resources, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director, Primary Education, Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Begusarai. 4. The Distt. Suppt of Education, Begusarai. 5. The Block Education Officer, Tegda Block under the district of Begusarai. 6. The Block Education Extension Officer, Tegda Block under the district of Begusarai. 7. The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj, Tegda Block under the district of Begusarai. 1. The Panchayat Sevak cum Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj, Tegda Block – Tegda under the district of Begusarai. ……. Respondents. ----------- 02/ 01.12.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioners and counsel appearing for the State. Petitioners were terminated from their service on account of Letter No. 267 dated 10.6.2009 issued by the Block Education Extension Officer, Teghara informing to Panchayat - 2 - Secretary/ Mukhiya of Gram Panchayats that whosoever has been appointed on the post of Panchayat teacher having Up- shastri degree, should be terminated from their service. Petitioners have been removed from their service in the light of this order. Petitioners have challenged the termination order before this Court by filing writ applications as well as before the District Teachers Employment Appellate Tribunal, Begusarai. The termination order had been issued in the light of letter no. 4240 dated 15.11.2007 issued by the Principal Secretary, Department of Human Resources Development, Govt. of Bihar. Both the writ applications are being disposed of giving liberty to the petitioners to pursue their pending appeal. The Appellate Tribunal will decide the appeal, within the statutory period taking into consideration the decision of this Court passed in C.W.J.C. No. 2456 of 2008 and analogous cases (Ribha Rani & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.), wherein this issue has been settled. The appeal of the petitioners be decided in the light of the Ribha Rani’s case by the Appellate Tribunal. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)