IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2957 of 2008 Ajay Kumar Singh, S/o Brij Bilash Singh, resident of Village Baradih Pul (Turki), P.S. Agrer, District Rohtas…………………………...Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar; 2. The Secretary, Human Resources, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabhua. 4. The Block Development Officer, Block Chainpur, District Kaimur at Bhabhua. 5. The Mukhiya of the Merh Panchayat Block, Chainpur,District Kaimur at Bhabhua. 6. The Panchayat Sewak of the Merk Panchayat Block, Chainpur, District Kaimur at Bhabhua…………………………………………………………...Respondents ----------- 3 30.06.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the case of the petitioner has wrongly not been considered for appointment as Panchayat Teacher on the ground that, in the light of the letter of the Principal Secretary of the Human Resources Development Department contained in Memo no. 4240 dated 15.11.2007, degree of vocational course cannot be treated as equivalent to Intermediate degree and, therefore, such candidates will not be eligible for appointment. Learned counsel for the petitioner 2 refers to a judgment of this Court in the case of Ranjeet Kumar Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2007 (3) PLJR 246, and submits that the issue was considered by this Court and it found that passing of Intermediate Examination and passing of Intermediate Examination in vocational course are equivalent degree and had set aside the order of cancellation of appointment of the said petitioner made on that ground. Hence he submits that the issue has been decided by this Court, and the same has to be applied in similar cases. In the circumstances, petitioner is granted liberty to move the Appellate Authority against non-consideration of his case and produce the said judgment of this Court for consideration of the Authority in support of his claim that his degree of vocational course should be accepted as sufficient for eligibility for consideration of his appointment as Panchayat Teacher. If the petitioner moves the Authority within four weeks from today, the Authority shall issue notice to the 3 concerned parties, hear them in the matter and take into account the said judgment of this Court also and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)