IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13292 of 2007 Ashok Kumar, S/O Sri Jag Narain Chaudhary, village- Narav, P.S. Awatar Nagar, District- Saran ….. Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.The Commissioner, Saran at Chapra 3.The D.M., Saran at Chapra 4.The District Superintendent of Education, Saran at Chapra 5.The Block Development Officer, Garakha, District- Saran 6.The Block Education Officer, Garakha, District- Saran 7.The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Office, Kothia, Block Garakha, District- Saran 8.The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj, Kothia, Block- Garakha, District-Saran 9.The Deputy Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj, Kothia, Block- Garakha, District- Saran 10.Vijai Kumar Ram, S/O Police Ram, Vill+ Post- Narav, P.S. Awatar Nagar, District- Saran ……. Respondents ----------- 2. 16/09/2009 Learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State informs this Court that now Appellate Authorities constituted by the State Government under Rule 18 of the Bihar Panchayat Prarambhik Shikshak (Niyojan Avam Seva Sart) Niyamvali, 2006 (as amended by Amendment Act 2008) are functional and are now efficacious alternative forums available to the petitioner and others for consideration of their grievances. In view of the submissions of the learned counsels and in view of the availability - 2 - of the efficacious alternative forum for consideration of matters relating to employment of Shiksha Mitra/Panchayat Shikshak, the writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an appropriate application before the concerned Authority, if not already filed, for redressal of his grievance. In case such an application is filed by the petitioner, the Authority shall consider the same and all documents enclosed therewith, and shall make all endeavours to dispose of the same on its own merits, after hearing the parties concerned, by a speaking order preferably within the time prescribed under the Rules for the purpose. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion with regard to the merits of the claim of the petitioner. Pradeep/ (J. N. Singh, J.)