IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11228 of 2008 MD.TANWEER ALAM, S/O MD. ALEEMUDDIN, R/O VILLAGE-JHINGAKATA, ISTMARAR PANCHAYAT, P.O.- MAHESH BATHANA, BLOCK-BAHADURGANJ, P.S.- BAHADURGANJ, DISTRICT-KISHANGANJ. …………PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, KISHANGANJ. 3. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, KISHANGANJ. 4. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, BAHADURGANJ, KISHANGANJ. 5. THE EDUCATION OFFICER, BAHADURGANJ, KISHANGANJ. 6. SMT.MALTI DEVI, W/O SHRI RAMANAND SINGH, MUKHIYA, JHINGAKATA, ISTMARAR PANCHAYAT, P.O.-MAHESH BATHANA, BLOCK-BAHADURGANJ, DISTRICT-KISHANGANJ. 7. SHRI SAHDEO SAH, PANCHAYAT SEVAK, JHINGAKATA, ISTMARAR PANCHAYAT, P.O.- MAHESH BATHANA, BLOCK-BAHADURGANJ, DISTRICT-KISHANGANJ. 8. MD.SHAMIM AKHTAR, S/O JALAL AKHTAR, VILLAGE AND P.O.-LAUCHA, DISTRICT- KISHANGANJ. ……………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2 26.09.2011 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the complaint of the petitioner before the Block Development Officer is still pending. However, after the 2008 amendment in the Rules, the Block Development Officer has been absolved off the powers of the Appellate Authority and in his place a statutory Appellate Authority has been constituted in each district. As such the petitioner is granted 2 liberty to file a fresh complaint before the concerned Appellate Authority within four weeks from today. If he does so, the Appellate Authority shall issue notice to the concerned parties giving them opportunity to be heard, shall call for the records from the Panchayat, if necessary, and shall decide the matter on merits positively within the time frame fixed in the Rules for disposal of such complaints. Arvind/ ( J.N. Singh, J.)