IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3539 of 2008 Nigam Devi @ Nigam Kumari wife of Late Rambabu Kumar, resident of village Garhia P.S. Chautham in the district of Khagaria…………………………………………………………..….Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The District Magistrate, Khagaria, District Khagaria. 3. The Block Development Officer, Chautham, P.S. Chautham in the district of Khagaria. 4. The Block Education Extension Officer, Chautham, P.S. Chautham in the district of Khagaria. 5. Sri Rajiv Kumar Sinha, son of Shri Gitendra Sinha, Mukhia, Telaunchh Gram Panchayat, P.S. Chautham in the district of Khagaria. 6. Smt. Amita Kumari wife of Sri Shyam Kumar, resident of village Garhia, P.S. Chautham in the district of Khagaria………………….Respondents ---------- 2 01.07.2011 The grievance of the petitioner is that after completing the training she came back to join, she was not allowed to join the school as Shiksha Mitra sometime in July, 2005. However, thereafter her husband died on account of which she could not file her complaint in time which she filed on 18.07.2006. It is submitted that the complaint of the petitioner has not been taken into account by the Collector till now despite the fact that petitioner has kept submitting successive applications before him. 2 Under 2006 Rules, a statutory Appellate Authority has been constituted to consider the grievance in respect of service matter of Panchayat Teachers which has also been empowered to look into the grievances of Shiksha Mitra. In the circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the appropriate Appellate Authority raising her grievances which, if she does so within four weeks, shall be considered by the Authority on merits after giving an opportunity to all necessary parties to be heard in the matter. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)