IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12902 of 2009 SANJAY KUMAR, S/O SRI RAM PYARE RAI, PRESENTLY WORKING AS PANCHAYAT TEACHER IN PRIMARY SCHOOL, KHAJURI, P.O.-JAANTA DIH, BLOCK-GAIGHAT, DISTRICT-MUZAFFARPUR. …………………PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, MUZAFFARPUR. 3. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, MUZAFFARPUR. 4. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, GAIGHAT, P.S.-GAIGHAT, DISTRICT-MUZAFFARPUR. 5. THE BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER, GAIGHAT, DISTRICT-MUZAFFARPUR. 6. THE MUKHIYA, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ, LAXMAN NAGAR, BLOCK GAIGHAT, DISTRICT-MUZAFFARPUR. 7. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ, LAXMAN NAGAR, BLOCK-GAIGHAT, DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR. …………………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 3 09.09.2010 Learned counsels agree that the 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 now functional and hence an efficacious alternative forums is available to the petitioner and others for consideration of all their grievances in respect of their employment. In the circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner(s) to file an appropriate appeal/application before the concerned Appellate Authority, if not already filed, for redressal of his/her/their grievances. In case such an appeal/application is filed by the petitioner(s) within one 2 month, the Appellate Authority shall consider the same and all documents enclosed therewith, including orders of this Court in identical matters, if produced, and other relevant records and make all endeavours to dispose of the same on merits in reference to the original records after hearing the parties concerned by a speaking order, preferably within the time prescribed under the Rules for the purpose, by condoning the delay, if any. No order of any authority, passed earlier in terms of Rule 18, as it stood prior to amendment, or any order passed by any authority of the Government at the District level shall be treated as impediment in consideration of the matter judiciously on merits in terms of this order. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion with regard to the merits of the claim of the petitioner(s). Arvind/ ( J. N. Singh, J.)