IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9974 of 2008 Suruchi Kumari, Wife of Shri Ashok Kumar Mishra, resident of Village Banni, P.S. Khairia (Nagra) District Saran (Chapra)…………………………………………………..……….Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. Principal Secretary, Human Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Director, Primary Education, Human Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.] 4. Regional Deputy Director, Education, Saran Division, Chapra. 5. District Superintendent of Education, Chapra. 6. Block Development Officer, Nagra, District Saran (Chapra). 7. Sri Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Mukhia, Gram Panchayat Raj, Kadipur, Block Nagra, District Saran (Chapra)…………………Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 05.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. Petitioner is aggrieved by an order of Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj, Kadipur dated 30.03.2008 by which her engagement as Panchayat Teacher has been terminated with immediate effect. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in spite of the said order, no appointment has been made on the post and post is still vacant. Against the order of the Mukhiya, petitioner has an alternative remedy before 2 the statutory Appellate Authority constituted under Rule 18 of Rules 2006, as amended in 2008. In the circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal / representation before the Appellate Authority within four weeks from today. If she does so, the Appellate Authority shall issue notice to the concerned parties giving them opportunity to be heard, shall call for the original records, if necessary, and shall decide the matter in accordance with law on its merits within two months from the date of filing of appeal/representation by the petitioner. In view of the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, if the vacancy has not been filled up till today, the same shall not be filled up till final order is passed by the Appellate Authority. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)