IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6405 of 2008 Chandan Kumar, son of Shri Surendra Prasad, resident of Mohalla- NPCC Colony, P.S. Balmiki Nagar, District- West Champaran. …………. Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.The Secretary, Department of Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, patna 3.The District Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran 4.The Block Development Officer, Bagaha-2, District- West Champaran 5.The Mukhiya Gram Panchayat Raj Lakshmipur Rampurva, Bagaha-2 Block, District- West Champaran 6.The Panchayat Sevak, Gram Panchayat Raj Lakshmipur Rampurva Bagaha-2 Block, District- West Champaran 7.Ravi Kumar son of Bideshi Ram, resident of village Bheda Chaur, Post- Farsahani, P.S. Laukaria, District- West Champaran. ………. Respondents ----------- 3. 26/07/2011 From Annexure-3, it appears that private respondent was appointed as Panchayat Teacher on 19.11.2007. As he was below in the merit list, petitioner filed a complaint before the Collector, Bettiah in Janta Darbar on 10.1.2008. From the photo copy of the same, which is annexed as Annexure-4, it appears that the same was taken cognizance of and a direction was issued to the Block Development Officer, Bagaha to make enquiry and submit report for appropriation action. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that thereafter nothing has been done in the matter and the same is still pending in the office of the Collector, Bettiah. 2 After constitution of the Appellate Authority under the Rules in 2008, no other authority of the State has any power to enquiry into or pass any order in respect of employment of Panchayat Teachers. In the notification issued by the Government, it has been provided that all matters, pending before any Government official at any level, in respect of dispute in the matter of appointment of Panchayat Teachers, shall be transmitted to the Appellate Authority for proceeding in the matter and taking a decision. In the circumstances, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the Collector to transmit the matter of the petitioner along with entire records and reports, if any, to the concerned Appellate Authority positively within one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. On receipt of the records, the Appellate Authority shall issue notice to the concerned parties, shall call for the original records and shall decide the matter positively within three months from the date of receipt of the records from the Collector’s office. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)