IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10341 of 2008 Ajay Prasad, son of Rajdeo Singh, resident of village Aerora, P.S. District Education Officer, P.O. Aerora, District Aurangabad………………Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. District Superintendent of Education, Aurangabad. 3. District Officer, Aurangabad. 4. Sub-Divisional Officer, District Education Officer, District Aurangabad. 5. Block Education Extension Officer, District Education Officer, District Aurangabad. 6. Block Development Officer, District Education Officer, District Aurangabad…………………Respondents --------------- 2 06.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. Petitioner has prayed for a direction to the respondents to consider his case and appoint him as Panchayat Teacher under extremely backward class quota. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that one Ravindra Prajapati has been appointed by the respondents under the quota against which petitioner filed complaints, vide Annexure-5 series, in which he alleged that marks-sheet of said Ravindra Prajapati was forged one. It is submitted that on the complaints of petitioner, marks-sheet of said Ravindra 2 Prajapati was sent by the respondents to the Bihar School Examination Board which did report that the marks-sheet was forged. He submits that despite the same, respondents have not passed any final order in the matter. After amendment in 2006 Rules, Block Development Officer has no power to decide any dispute in respect of employment or otherwise of Panchayat Teachers. Now a statutory appellate Authority has been constituted which has jurisdiction to look into this matter and pass appropriate orders. In the circumstances, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the Block Development Officer, Deo to transmit complaints of petitioner, report of the Bihar School Examination Board and all other connected records to the Appellate Authority within one month from the date of a receipt/production of a copy of this order. On receipt of the records, the Appellate Authority shall issue notice to the concerned parties giving them opportunity to be heard, shall call for the 3 original records, if necessary, and shall decide the matter finally within three months from the date of receipt of the records from the office of the B.D.O. or concerned Government officials. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)