IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10202 of 2009 SANTOSH KUMAR SHARMA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 10.9.2009. Heard counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is aggrieved as he has not been selected/ appointed on the post of Panchayat Teacher in Gram Panchayat Raj, Siyaruawn, Jagdishpur, Bhojput by the appointment committee of the Panchayat even though he has higher marks and his name was there in the merit list, prepared for appointment. Petitioner had preferred an appeal before the Teachers Appointment Appellate Tribunal, Bhojpur by filing Appeal No.677 of 2008-09, but that has been disposed of by order dated 22.6.2009 by a cryptic order without looking into the merit of the case and without considering the ground taken by the petitioner. Accordingly, the appellate order dated 22.6.2009 as contained in Annexure-5 is quashed. This matter is remitted back to the appellate authority for considering and deciding the appeal preferred by the petitioner in accordance with law. The appellate authority will call entire connected records of appointment of teachers selection of Gram Panchayat Raj, Siyaruwn held in the year 2008, give notice to concerned persons connected with appointment process. Till the appeal is preferred by the petitioner, one post will be kept reserved by the appellate authority. The order must be passed within 30 days of the production/communication of this order. Sss/- (Mridula Mishra, J) 2