IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.1546 of 2009 1. ANITA DEVI D/O RAJ KUMAR RAM R/O VILL- SINGAHI, P.O-BELWA, P.S- PIPRAHI, DISTT- SHEOHAR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DIRECTOR, PRIMARY EDUCATION, BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SHEOHAR 5. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, SHEOHAR, 6. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, PIPRAHI, DISTT- SHEOHAR 7. THE BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER, null PIPRAHI, DISTT- SHEOHAR 8. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ, BELWA, P.S- PIPRAHI, DISTT- SHEOHAR 9. THE MUKHIYA GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ, BELWA, P.S- PIPRAHI, DISTT- SHEOHAR 10. SABITA KUMARI W/O SANJAY PASWAN, D/O RAMCHANDRA PASWAN R/O VILL- INDARWA KHURD, POST- BELWA, P.S- PIPRAHI, DISTT- SHEOHAR ----------- 7 30.11.2010 This L.P.A. arises out of the judgment passed on 4.11.2009 by the learned Single Judge in C.W.J.C. No.11435 of 2009. The case relates to appointment of a Panchayat Teacher on the basis of holding the degree of Madhyama Visharad obtained from the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad. The learned Single Judge while quashing the impugned order as contained in Memo No.3490 dated 27.9.2008 had gone to issue a direction to respondent nos. 7, 8 and 9 to reinstate the petitioner on the post of Panchayat Teacher on which he was earlier working with all consequential benefits. Learned counsel for the appellant who was respondent 2 no.10 in the writ petitioner has contended that the persons holding the qualification of Madhyama Visharad obtained from the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan is not equivalent to the degree of Intermediate and in support of such contention he has relied upon the Division Bench Judgment of this Court in the case of ‘The State of Bihar & Ors. Vs. Mamta Kumari & Ors’ reported in 2010 (4) PLJR 318, wherein the Division Bench while dealing with the qualification of Panchayat Teacher has held that the qualification of Madhyama Visharad obtained from Hindi Sahitya Sammelan was never recognized as equivalent to Intermediate and therefore any appointment made on such basis is void abinitio. Having heard counsel for the parties, this Court is of the opinion that this matter is covered by the judgment in the case of Mamta Kumari (Supra). Accordingly, the order passed by the learned Single Judge is set aside and this appeal is allowed. Abhay Kumar (T. Meena Kumri, J.) ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)