IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6249 of 2009 KUMARI LALITA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR &ORS ----------- 2/ 19/05/2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The issue relates to the appointment of the petitioner as a Panchayat teacher on 15.1.2007 and subsequent termination on 19.4.2007 on the ground that the petitioner held the qualification of Madhyama Visharad from Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Prayag, Allahabad. Reliance is placed on an order of this Court in CWJC No. 10748 of 2008 that it is only on 20.11.2008 that a policy decision has been taken by the State Government not to accept or grant appointment on basis of qualification from Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad. The submission is that this Court has held that the decision of the State Government is prospective and cannot operate retrospectively to affect persons like the petitioner. If the Court has decided the issue, the Respondents are required to consider all similarly situated persons on that issue in like manner and the Respondents cannot insist on each individual petitioner bringing of individual order from the High Court. The Respondents are directed to examine the issue of the petitioner in light of the judgment of this Court in CWJC No. 10748 of 2008 as discussed and if he be similarly situated, accord him similar treatment. Should the Respondents be of the opinion that he is not similarly situated, they are required to furnish him the reasons and then pass a reasoned and speaking order displaying due application of mind and record reasons to facilitate judicial review, if necessary. Let the same be done within a maximum period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ application stands disposed. AKS/ ( Navin Sinha, J.)