IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11125 of 2008 Uday Kumar Rai @ Uday Kumar Nath, son of Sri Dwarika Paswan, resident of village and P.O. Lakhawar, P.S. Ghoshi, District Jehanabad…............................Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through its Secretary, Commissioner, Human Resources Department, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Collector, Jehanabad. 3. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Jehanabad. 4. The District Education Officer, Jehanabad. 5. The Mukhiya, Lakhawar Gram Panchayat, Ghoshi, Jehanabad. 6. The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Lakhwar Ghoshi, Jehanabad……………………………Respondents ---------------------------------- 3 20.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. Petitioner is aggrieved by an order of the Collector, Jehanabad dated 29th October, 2007, as contained in Annexure-6, by which he has considered representations of the petitioner and others under the orders of this Court and has rejected the same. By the amendment in the Rules it is the Appellate Authority which can examine the matter in respect of validity of appointment or otherwise of Panchayat Teachers and pass orders in this regard. In the circumstances, petitioner is 2 directed to file an appeal before the Appellate Authority within four weeks from today. If he does so, the Appellate Authority shall call for the original records from the concerned Panchayat in respect of appointment of petitioner and others and shall issue notice to the concerned parties giving them opportunity to be heard and shall pass final orders in accordance with law on merits within two months from the date of filing of appeal by the petitioner. In course of deciding the matter, the Appellate Authority shall not be influenced by the order of the Collector or any finding contained therein. The writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)