IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12911 of 2008 Shailendra Kumar Singh, son of late Ram Sadan Prasad Singh, resident of Village Punesra, Post Barbigha, P.S. Jairampur More, District Shekhpura………………………………………………………………..………Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Department of Human Resources Development, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The District Superintendent of Education, Shekhpura. 4. The Block Education Extension Officer, Barbigha, District Shekhpura. 5. Smt. Asha Rani, D/o Sri Brahmadeo Prasad Singh, Panchayat Teacher, Primary School, Makanpur Pank Barbigha, District Shekhpura………………………………………………………………..Respondents ------------ 3 24.10.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. Petitioner raises a controversy, after superannuation of the Headmaster of Primary School, Makanpur Pank, Barbigha, claiming a right to become Incharge Headmaster of the school and against respondent no.5. It is not disputed that petitioner and respondent no.5 were appointed together in the school. Petitioner claims right to become Incharge Headmaster only on the basis that he was above in the merit list. Earlier some orders were passed by the respondents by which the retired Headmaster was allowed to hand over the 2 charge to the petitioner. Later on, respondents found that respondent no.5 was older in age and hence, she was directed to take charge of the post of Headmaster of the school. Holding a charge of the post of Headmaster on temporary basis pending regular appointment of a Headmaster is a purely administrative and stop-gap arrangement. No person has statutory right to hold the post during the interregnum period till a regular Headmaster is appointed in the school. No statutory right of the petitioner is violated if the respondents thought it proper that respondent no.5 should hold the charge as she was older in age, specially when both of them were appointed together. This Court, therefore, does not find any merit in the writ application. The same is dismissed. It goes without saying that respondents should take steps for appointment/posting of a regular Headmaster in the school as early as possible. B.T. (J.N. Singh, J.)