IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10737 of 2009 1. REKHA WIFE OF SUJEET KUMAR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KARZA, P.S. KARZA, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. 2. PINKI KUMARI, WIFE OF ARVIND KUMAR SAHI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GOPALPUR, P.S. KARZA, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. 3. ANIL KUMAR, SON OF KAPILDEO SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GOPALPUR, P.S. KARZA, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. 4. VINOD KUMAR RAM, SON OF GAGANDEO RAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHAINPUR, P.S. KARZA, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. 5. AWADHESH KUMAR, SON OF DAROGA LAL SAH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MARWAN, P.S. KARZA, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. 6. KIRAN KUMARI, WIFE OF RAM BABU GUPTA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PAKRI PAKOHI, P.S. KARZA, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. 7. SUNITA KUMARI, WIFE OF BINOD KUMAR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GORIGARA, P.S. KARZA, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. ... ... PETITIONERS. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYATI RAJ, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYATY RAJ, BIHAR, PATNA. 4. DISTRICT PANCHAYAT RAJ OFFICER,MUZAFFARPUR 5. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, BLOCK MARWAN, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. 6. SARPANCH, GRAMPANCHAYAT RAJ, BHATAUNA BLOCK, MARWAN, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. 7. SARPANCH, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ, MOHAMMADPUR KHAJE, BLOCK MARWAN, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. 8. SARPANCH, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ JEEVAN KHURD BLOCK MARWAN, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. 9. SARPANCH, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ PAKRI PAKOHI, BLOCK MARWAN, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. 10. SARPANCH, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ, MOHAMMADPUR SUBE, BLOCK MARWAN, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. 11. SARPANCH, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ KARZA, DIH, BLOCK MARWAN, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. 12. SARPANCH, GRAM PANCHAYAT, RAJ BARKA GAON BLCOK, MARWA, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. ... ... RESPONDENTS. ----------- - 2 - 2. 27.8.2009. Petitioners were appointed as Gram Kutchhery Secretary. They are apprehending their removal in the light of the orders passed by the Principal Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department bearingMemo No.53 dated 6.1.2009 as also notification of the State Government dated 5.1.2009 (Annexures 7 & 6). Till date, they have not been served with the removal order. The present writ application appears to be pre-mature, which is, accordingly, disposed of with a direction to the petitioners to challenge the removal order as and when passed and served on them before the competent authority. In case, the removal order is passed by an officer lower in rank than the Collector of the District, then the removal order be challenged before the Collector of the District, but in case the removal order is passed by Collector then the same be challenged before the Divisional Commissioner, which should be considered in accordance with law as early as possible in any case within one month from the date of the appeal/representation filed against the removal order. - 3 - N.H./ This application is, accordingly, disposed of. ( V.N. Sinha,J.)