IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1911 of 2008 MOHAMMAD KHURSHID ALAM Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2/ 29/01/2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. In the quest for appointment on the post of Secretary, Gram Kutchery, Sonbarsa Gram Panchayat, the petitioner who was empanelled at Serial-2 questions the candidature of the person at Serial-1 on the ground that he had misrepresented his residence. Apart from it being an issue of fact, the Rules under Clause-10 regulating the appointment provide for filing of objections within fifteen days from the date of publication of the panel to be decided by the concerned Block Development Officer. The petitioner submits that he filed his objection on 21.9.2007. Learned counsel for the State submits that date of publication of the panel has not been stated in explicit terms in the writ application or the annexures to it. In view of the alternative remedy available, there is no occasion for this Court to interfere at this 2 stage and it is disposed with the observation that if the petitioner has filed his objection within the period prescribed under Clause-10 of the Rules, the respondent No.3 is required to consider and decide the same after hearing all concerned, including respondent No.5, when it appears from annexure-6 dated 3.10.2007 that notice has already been issued to the said respondent by respondent No.3. Let final appropriate orders by respondent No.3 be passed within a maximum period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ application stands disposed. KC/ ( Navin Sinha, J.)