IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.980 of 2007 ----------- Rajesh Kumar S/o Shri Shiva Prasad Yadav, Resident of Village – Samardah, P.O. Saharkola, P.S. Basantpur, District-Siwan. …. …. Petitioner - Appellant Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Primary and Adult Education, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Primary and Adult Education, Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate, Siwan 5. The Deputy Development Commissioner-Cum-Chairman, District-Education Establishment Committee, Siwan. 6. The Block Development Officer, Basantpur, District Siwan. 7. The Block Education Extension Officer, Basantpur, District Siwan. 8. The Gram Panchayat Rajkarhauli Anchal Basantpur, District Siwan. …. …. Respondents – Respondents ----------- For the Appellant : Mr. D.K. Sinha, Senior Advocate Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, Advocate For the Respondents :Mr. Lalit Kishore, AAG III ------------ P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ------------ Dated, the 21st October, 2008. Letters Patent Appeal suffers from delay of thirty days and for condonation thereof, an application (I.A. No. 6542 of 2007) has been made. 2. Even if we condone the delay in filing the appeal, we are of the considered view that appeal does not deserve to be admitted. - 2 - 3. The principal grievance of the appellant is with regard to his non-appointment as Panchayat Shiksha Mitra in the year 2003. That the said appointment was to be made on contract basis, is not in dispute. It is also not in dispute that appointment of Panchayat Shiksha Mitra on contract basis was to be given for a period of eleven months, extendable twice for the same period. It is an admitted position that the appellant approached this court by filing the writ petition in the month of November, 2006. By that time, the maximum period for which Panchayat Shiksha Mitra could have been appointed on contract basis, has already been elapsed. More-over, in the year 2006, Bihar Primary Teachers’ Appointment Rules, 2006 has come into force and all appointments of Primary Teachers have to be made in accordance with these rules. 4. For all these reasons, the appeal is liable to be dismissed and is dismissed in limine. 5. This disposes of I.A. No. 6542 of 2007 as well. R. M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J Anil/