IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8125 of 2008 Sushila Devi, wife of Shyamdeo Paswan, R/O village Malhara, P.s. Dev, District- Aurangabad. …………. Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.Secretary, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 3.Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 4.Commissioner, Magadh Division, Gaya, District- Gaya 5.District Magistrate, Aurangabad, District- Aurangabad 6.Sub-Divisional Officer, Aurangabad, District- Aurangabad 7.Block Development Officer, Dev, Block Aurangabad 8.Block Education Extension Officer, Dev Block District- Aurangabad 9.Mukhiya, Sargawan Gram Panchayat, Dev Block, District- Aurangabad 10.Panchayat Secretary, Sargawan Panchayat, Dev Block, District- Aurangabad. …………. Respondents ---------------------------------- with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8309 of 2008 Shabana Ruby, Daughter of Md.Salim, resident of Mohalla- Ganj Mohalla, P.S. Town Aurangabad, District- Aurangabad. …………. Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.The Secretary, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 3.The Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 4.The Commissioner, Magadh Division, Gaya, District- Gaya 5.The District Magistrate, Aurangabad, District- Aurangabad 6.The Sub-Divisional Officer, Aurangabad, District- Aurangabad 7.The Block Development Officer, Dev, Block Aurangabad 8.The Block Education Extension Officer, Dev Block District- Aurangabad 9.The Mukhiya, Sargawan Gram Panchayat, Dev Block, District- Aurangabad 10.The Panchayat Secretary, Sargawan Panchayat, Dev Block, District- Aurangabad. …………. Respondents 2 ---------------------------------- with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8349 of 2008 Shagufta Tabassum, wife of Md.Arshad Ali, resident of village Kantari, P.O. Sargawah, P.S. Deo, District- Aurangabad. ……….. Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.The Secretary, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 3.The Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 4.The Commissioner, Magadh Division, Gaya, District- Gaya 5.The District Magistrate, Aurangabad, District- Aurangabad 6.The Sub-Divisional Officer, Aurangabad, District- Aurangabad 7.The Block Development Officer, Dev, Block Aurangabad 8.The Block Education Extension Officer, Dev Block District- Aurangabad 9.The Mukhiya, Sargawan Gram Panchayat, Dev Block, District- Aurangabad 10.The Panchayat Secretary, Sargawan Panchayat, Dev Block, District- Aurangabad. …………. Respondents ---------------------------------- 3. 11/08/2011 In these writ applications, petitioners have challenged the order dated 20.2.2008 passed by the Block Development Officer, Dev, as contained in Annexure-5 in all the writ applications, by which their appointments have been held illegal and have been cancelled. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that before passing of the impugned order, petitioners were not given any notice or any opportunity to file show cause or 3 appear and present their case. This fact is not disputed by the respondents. Hence, violation of Principles of Natural Justice was sufficient ground to set aside the order and remit the matter back to the same authority for reconsideration and passing fresh orders in accordance with law. After complying with the Principles of Natural Justice. However, in the meanwhile, Rule 18 of the Rules has been substituted by amendment and instead of Block Development Officer, an Appellate Authority has been constituted in every district to hear the grievances and complaints of Panchayat Teachers. Hence, this Court considers it appropriate that the petitioners should also move the concerned Appellate Authority raising their grievances. In the circumstances, all the writ applications are disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to approach the concerned Appellate Authority within four weeks from today. If they do so, the Appellate Authority shall issue notice to the 4 respective parties giving them opportunity to be heard, shall call for the original records, if necessary, and shall decide the matter in accordance with law, preferably within a period of two months form the date of filing of appeal by the petitioners. The Appellate Authority shall examine the matter on merits without being swayed away or influenced by the said order of the Block Development Officer and shall come to its own findings. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)