IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4048 of 2011 Pankaj Kumar Pauddar S/o Manoj Kumar Pauddar, Resident of Village Pachira, P.S. Raniganj, District Araria………………………………….……..Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The District Panchayat Raj Padadhikari, Araria. 3. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Araria. 4. The Block Development Officer, Raniganj, District Araria. 5. The Sarpanch, Gram Kachahari Pachira, Block Raniganj District Araria 6. Diwakar Kumar, S/o Kishundeo Sah, resident of Village Kamalpur, P.S. Raniganj, District Araria…………..Respondents ---------- 2 10.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. The grievance of the petitioner is that without cancelling his appointment as Gram Kachahari Secretary, respondent no.6 has been appointed by Sarpanch on the post. Petitioner had already filed an application for payment of his salary but that was refused on the ground that respondent no.6 has already been appointed. In terms of Rule 13 of the Bihar Gram Kachahari Secretary (Employment, Service Conditions & Duty) Rule 2007, petitioner has alternative remedy by way 2 of appeal before the Collector. The writ application is, therefore, disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal before the Collector, Araria in the matter within a period of one month from today. If such an appeal is filed, the same shall be considered and disposed of in accordance with law by the Collector, Araria preferably within a period of three months from the date of filing of the appeal. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)