IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9973 of 2008 Md. Halim, S/o Md. Hakim Ansari, resident of Sareya Ward No.5, P.O. & P.S. Gopalganj, District Gopalganj………………….…………..Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. District Magistrate, Gopalganj. 3. S.D.O., Gopalganj. 4. B.D.O., Gopalganj. 5. District Superintendent of Education, Gopalganj. 6. Sub-Divisional Educational Officer, Gopalganj. 7. Block Education Extension Officer, Gopalganj. 8. Panchayat Sachiv, Manikpur Panchayat, Gopalganj. 9. Ram Kumari W/o Harendra Singh, resident of Village Kaker Kund, P.S. Gopalganj, District Gopalganj. 10. Sanjiv Kumar S/o Bir Narayan Pd. Singh, R/o Kaker Kund, P.S. Gopalganj, District Gopalganj………………………………………………………Respondents ---------------------------------- 3 05.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. It appears that appointment of petitioner as Panchayat Teacher has been cancelled by the impugned order of Panchayat Secretary dated 31.03.2008 as contained in Annexure-11. Against the order of the Panchayat Secretary, petitioner has an alternative remedy before the statutory Appellate Authority constituted under Rule 18 of Rules 2006, as amended in 2008. 2 In the circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal / representation before the Appellate Authority within four weeks from today. If he does so, the Appellate Authority shall issue notice to the concerned parties giving them opportunity to be heard, shall call for the original records, if necessary, and shall decide the matter in accordance with law on its merits within two months from the date of filing of appeal/representation by the petitioner. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)