IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13017 of 2007 Snehlata Kumari, D/o Sri Harekrishna Prasad Singh, resident of village & P.O. Kaithi, P.S. Chautham, District Khagaria … Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna 2. The Director (Primary Education), Bihar, Patna 3. The District Magistrate, Khagaria 4. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Khagaria 5. The District Superintendent of Educaiton, Khagaria 6. The Block Development Officer, Chautham, Khagaria 7. The Block Education Extension Officer, Chautham, Khagaria 8. Smt. Shushila Devi, wife of Sri Satya Narain Singh, resident of village Kaithi, P.S. Chautham, District Khagaria at present Mukhiya, Madhya Vaurne Gram Panchayat, Chautham, Khagaria 9. Sri Sardar Choudhary, Secretary, Madhya Vaurne Gram panchayat, Chautham, Khagaria 10. Sri Ashwani Kumar, the Headmaster Middle School, Kaithi, Chautham, Khagaria … Respondents ----------- 3. 19.7.2011 Having heard Mr. Dilip Kumar Tiwary, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the State this Court is of the considered opinion that the grievance of the petitioner that even when her services had stood absorbed as a Panchayat teacher with effect from 1.7.2006, but she was not allowed to avail maternity leave w.e.f. 19.7.2006 would at best make out a case for its being adjudicated by the 2 fact finding body. Such fact finding body has been constituted by the State Government under 2006 Rules being the District Teachers Appellate Authority. As a matter of fact the petitioner having filed this writ application at a point of time when the Authority was not in existence, had himself subsequently moved the said Authority, namely, District Teachers Appellate Authority, Khagaria but the said authority keeping in view of pendency of this writ application had disposed of the matter by taking a view that the matter actually related to engagement on the post of Shiksha Mitra. While this Court would not like to adjudicate as to whether the petitioner had already been absorbed as Panchayat Shikshak or there was break in her service even in the period of her alleged engagement on the post of Shiksha Mitra but then as the State Government in its circular dated 14.5.2009 has made it absolutely clear that even a dispute relating to the period of Shiksha Mitra can be gone into by the appellate authority, this Court would direct the 3 District Teachers Appellate Authority, Khagaria to adjudicate the grievance of the petitioner on merits without going into the question of limitation in a fresh proceeding if the petitioner would file a complaint within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. Let it be made clear that this Court has expressed no opinion on the merits of the claim of the petitioner and it will be open for the Authority to adjudicate the issue strictly in accordance with law. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application is disposed of. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/