IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9408 of 2009 ARPANA KUMARI w/o Sanjeet Kumar, resident of village Ranipokhar, P.S. Lalganj, District- Vaishali. . . . . . Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Principal Secretary, Bihar, Patna. 2. Principal Secretary Panchayat Raj Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director Panchayati Raj Department, Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Officer, Vaishali at Hajipur. 5. Block Development Officer, Lalganj, Vaishali. 6. Shindhu Sinha wife of Ajay Kumar Singh, resident of village Namidih, P.S. Lalganj, Dist. Vaishali. . . . . . . Respondents. ----------- 2/ 07.08.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is aggrieved by the order of the Block Development Officer, Lalganj bearing letter no.7 dated 17.07.2009 whereunder her appointment as a Secretary of the Ghataro Gram Katchhari has been cancelled. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that such order is in the teeth of the rules as amendment in the rule was effected from January, 2008 whereas the petitioner was appointed as Secretary of the Gram Kachhari prior to the amendment in the rules on 02.11.2007 and in the light of the subsequent amendment in the rules her prior appointment ought not to have been cancelled. 4. Let the petitioner file appeal against the order of the Block Development Officer, Lalganj before Collector of the District of Vaishali at Hajipur, who would consider the same in accordance with law, as early as possible, in any case within one month from the date of its receipt. It shall be open of the Collector to consider the request of the petitioner for grant of interim relief. 5. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Uday/ (V. N. Sinha, J.) - 2 -