IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17687 of 2009 1. RUKMANI KUMARI W/O SRI UJJAWAL KUMAR R/O VILL IBRAHIMPUR, P.S.NAUBATPUR, DISTT-PATNA 2. KANTI KUMARI D/O CHANDRA DEO SINGH R/O VILL IBRAHIMPUR, P.O.NAGWAN, P.S.NAUBATPUR, DISTT-PATNA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. REGIONAL DY. DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION PATNA DIVISION, PATNA 3. DISTRICT EDUCATION SUPERINTENDENT PATNA 4. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER NAUBATPUR, PATNA 5. PANCHAYAT SEWAK IBRAHMPUR, GRAM PANCHYAT, NAUBATPUR, PATNA 6. PANCHYAT SECRETARY IBRAHIMPUR, GRAM PANCHYAT, NAUBATPUR, PATNA 7. NEELU KUMARI D/O SRI RAJIV RANJAN KUMAR R/O VILL PARSA, P.O. PARSA, DISTT-PATNA 8. THE SECRETARY, DISTRICT TEACHERS EMPLOYMENT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, PATNA ----------- 02/ 15.04.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioners and counsel appearing for the State. Petitioner’s prayer is for quashing of the order passed by the District Teachers Appointment Appellate Tribunal, Patna, dismissing their appeal as time barred. Petitioners had applied for appointment in selection process of 2006 and as well as 2008. Petitioners’ grievance is that on both the occasions, illegally they were not allowed to participate in the counselling and persons having lesser marks, were selected for the post of Panchayat teacher. They applied for supply of documents under Right to Information Act, but they were not supplied. An appeal, preferred by them under Right to Information Act before the Appellate - 2 - Authority is still pending. However, the counsel for the petitioners has submitted that petitioners are ready to confine their prayer, only to non-consideration of their candidature in the appointment process, in the second phase of appointment under 2008 Rules. Considering this fact, this application is being disposed of giving direction to the petitioners for filing an appeal before the District Teachers Appointment Appellate Tribunal within one month from today confining their prayer relating to appointment made in the second phase of appointment under 2008 Rules. The appeal preferred by the petitioners will be considered by the Appellate Tribunal on merit and must be decided within the statutory period. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)