IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14251 of 2002 GIRIJA NANDAN PRASAD, son of Late Raghunandan Prasad, resident of village Sakradan, Post office Bhobhi, Police Station Chandi (Nagar Nausa), District Nalanda…. Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Collector-cum-District Chairman, District Establishment Committee, Nalanda. 3. The District Superintendent of Education, Nalanda. 4. The Director-cum- Conducting Officer, Account Officer and Self Employment, D.R.D. (District Rural Authority), Nalanda, Biharsharif. 5. The District Land Acquisition Officer, Nalanda. 6. The Block Education Extension Officer, Rahui, Nalanda. 7. The Area Education Officer, Asthama, Nalanda. … Respondents. ----------- 03. 01.07.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. Apparently, the order of punishment passed by the District Superintendent of Education against the petitioner, who was then working on the post of Headmaster in a Middle School is appealable. That being so, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the appellate authority. In the event, the petitioner would file an appeal, the same will not be thrown over board on the ground of limitation and the appellate authority is expected to 2 address to the case in the memo of appeal and dispose of it by speaking order within a period of six months. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)