IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15884 of 2007 1.Suresh Kumar, son of Shri Dingar Sao, resident of village Saidpura, P.S. Suryagarha, District- Lakhisarai 2.Barun Kumar Gupta @ Varun Kumar Gupta, son of Late Jagdish Sah, resident of village Saidpura, P.S. Suryagarha, District- Lakhisarai …….. Petitioners Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 3.The Director, Primary Education, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 4.The District Magistrate, Lakhisarai 5.The District Superintendent of Education, Lakhisarai 6.The Block Education Extension Officer, Suryagarha, District- Lakhisarai 7.The Block Education Extension Officer, Pipariya, District- Lakhisarai 8.The Panchayat Sevak, Saidpura Panchayat, District- Lakhisarai 9.Smt.Veena Kumari, Mukhiya of Saidpura Panchayat, wife of Shri Shailendra Singh, resident of village- Saidpura, P.S. Suryagarha, District- Lakhisarai 10.Shri Shailendra Kumar Singh, Ex-Mukhiya of Saidpura Panchayat, son of Shri Yogeshwar Singh, resident of village- Saidpura, P.S. Suryagarha, District- Lakhisarai 11.Priyankar Pinku, son of Shri Anandi Yadav, resident of village Chananiya, P.S. Suryagarha, District- Lakhisarai 12.Ashish Ranjan @ Jitendra Kumar, son of Shri Upendra Sah, resident of village- Saidpura, P.S. Suryagarha, District- Lakhisarai ……. Respondents ----------- 2. 16/09/2009 Learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned counsel for the State informs this Court that now Appellate Authorities constituted by the State Government under Rule 18 of the Bihar Panchayat Prarambhik Shikshak - 2 - (Niyojan Avam Seva Sart) Niyamvali, 2006 (as amended by Amendment Act 2008) are functional and are now efficacious alternative forums available to the petitioners and others for consideration of their grievances. In view of the submissions of the learned counsels and in view of the availability of the efficacious alternative forum for consideration of matters relating to employment of Shiksha Mitra/Panchayat Shikshak, the writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an appropriate application before the concerned Authority, if not already filed, for redressal of their grievances. In case such an application is filed by the petitioners, the Authority shall consider the same and all documents enclosed therewith, and shall make all endeavours to dispose of the same on its own merits, after hearing the parties concerned, by a speaking order preferably within the time prescribed under the Rules for the purpose. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion with regard to the merits of the claim of the petitioners. Pradeep/ (J. N. Singh, J.)