IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.179 of 2009 1. PRAHALAD PANDIT, SON OF BALDEO PANDIT, VILLAGE – SHAHPUR, P.O. VISHNUDUTPUR, P.S. KANTI, DISTRICT – MUZAFFARPUR. 2. PRAMILA DEVI WIFE OF DINESH KUMAR OF VILLAGE – HICHHARA, P.O. AND P.S. KANTI DISTRICT – MUZAFFARPUR. 3. RAJEEV KUMAR SON OF BALESHWAR PRASAD OF VILLAGE AND P.O. SHAHPUR, P.S. KANTI DISTRICT – MUZAFFARPUR. 4. DINESH KUMAR SON OF ANANDI MAHTO OF VILLAGE – HICHHARA, P.O. AND P.S. KANTI, DISTRICT – MUZAFFARPUR. ………… PETITIONERS. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DIRECTOR, PRIMARY EDUCATION, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, MUZAFFARPUR DISTRICT, BIHAR. 5. S.D.O. CUM SECRETARY, BLOCK LITERACY BOARD BLOCK KANTI, DISTRICT – MUZAFFARPUR. ………… RESPONDENTS. ----------- 02/ 21.06.2011 Heard counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing for the State. Petitioners’ prayer is for a direction to the respondent-authorities connected with the Panchayat teachers appointment, for giving weightage to such persons in the second phase of appointment of Panchayat teachers, who have volunteered for teaching under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (literacy programme) of the State Govt. Whosoever have volunteered for such programme, for them, there is no provision for payment of any honorarium or monetary benefit. In the appointment relating to the teachers also they have not been given any weightage under 2 the rules for doing voluntary service. I do not find any reason for issuing any such direction for giving weightage, under the Rule i.e. Bihar Panchayat Teacher’s (Appointment and Service Conditions) Rules, 2008, is challenge. I do not find any merit in this application. It is dismissed. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)