IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7904 of 2008 KUMARI SUMAN TIWARY Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS with CWJC No.10503 of 2008 INDU KUMARI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS with CWJC No.10564 of 2008 ARUN KUMAR MISHRA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the petitioners: Mr. Rajendra Prasad Singh, Sr. Advocate Mr. Rajeev Kr. Singh. Mr. Mritunjay Kumar Mr. Alok Kumar Singh. For the respondents: Mr. A.A.G.-9 Mr. S.C.-12 Mr. S.C.-18 4. 13.11.2009 Heard the counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing for the state. In all these three writ applications, petitioners have prayed for quashing the order dated 14.02.2008 passed by the Collector, Gopalganj in Miscellaneous Case No. 123/07 whereby their appointment on the post of Panchayat Shikcha Mitras in Gram Panchayat Raj , Sisai has been held to be illegal and a direction has been issued to Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Sisai to cancel appointment of the petitioners. Further prayer of the petitioners is for quashing consequential orders issued by the Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Raj, Sisai dated 03.03.2008 contained in Memo No. 01 cancelling appointment of the petitioners on the post of Panchayat teachers. Counsel for the petitioners submits that the Collector, Gopalganj had cancelled appointment of these petitioners as well as one, Chandradeo Prasad on the similar ground by the same impugned order. 2 The case of Chandradeo Prasad was considered by this court and the impugned order was quashed finding that petitioners’ appointment as Panchayat Shikcha Mitras on first occasion was only under challenge. His second and third engagement which was fresh engagement was not under challenge. Petitioners’ absorption on the post of Panchayat Teacher on the basis of his third engagement was re-engagement for 11 months, as such, cancellation of absorption as Panchayat teacher on the basis of third engagement as Panchayat Shikcha Mitra is illegal. In the case of Chandradeo Prasad, same impugned order was under challenge which is under challenge in the present case. The grounds are also similar. Petitioners’ cases are fully covered by the order passed in Chandradeo Prasad’s case. Considering these facts, all three applications are allowed. The impugned orders contained in the order dated 14.02.2008 passed in Miscellaneous Case No. 123/08 by the Collector, Gopalganj is being quashed so far it relates to the petitioners as it has already been quashed in the case of Chandradeo Prasad & Others. The consequential orders dated 03.03.2008 passed by the Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj, Sisai are also quashed. The respondents are directed to reinstate the petitioners on their respective post with consequential benefits. AKV/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)