IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4407 of 2008 1. Gita Kumari, W/o Sri Manoj Kumar and dauhgter of Sri Arjun Ravuidas, Resident of village Maharajganj under Panchayat Bhadokhara, P.S. Muffasil, District Nawadah. 2. Sangita W/o Sri Ajay Kumar and daughter of Sri Brijnandan Prasad, Resident of village Mahmada, P.O. Kuserhi, P.S. Barbigha, District Sheikhpura………………………………..…Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar, through the Secretary, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, 2. The District Magistrate, Nawadah. 3. The District Education Officer, Nawadah. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Nawadah, 5. The Block Development Officer, Nawadah. 6. The Block Education Extension Officer, Nawadah. 7. The Panchayat Secretary of Bhadokhara village Panchayat, P.S. Muffasil, District Nawadah. ……………………………………………….………Respondents ----------- 3 08.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned counsel for the State. Petitioners are aggrieved by an order dated 07.08.2007 passed by Block Education Extension Officer, Nawada as contained in Annexure-11 by which their engagements as Panchayat Teachers have been cancelled. Petitioners have an alternative remedy before the statutory Appellate Authority constituted under Bihar Panchayat Prarambhik Shikshak (Niyojan Avam Seva 2 Sart) Niyamvali, 2006 (as amended by Amendment Act, 2008). In the circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioners to file appeal / representation before the concerned statutory Appellate Authority for redressal of their grievances. If the appeal / representation is filed within one month from today, the Appellate Authority shall call for the original records, issue notice to the concerned parties, give them an opportunity to be heard in the matter and pass final orders in accordance with law, without going into the question of limitation, within two months from the date of filing of the appeal/representation. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)