IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12564 of 2009 RAISA KHATOON, D/o Munif Sai, resident of village-Kohargarh, P.S.- Ekma, District-Saran (Chapra). ………Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Primary Education, Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate, Saran at Chapra. 5. The Divisional Commissioner, Saran Division at Chapra. 6. The Deputy Development Commissioner-cum-Chairman, District Education Establishment committee, Saran at Chapra. 7. The District Superintendent of Education, Saran at Chapra. 8. The Block Development Officer, Ekma, District-Saran at Chapra. 9. The Block Education Extension Officer, Ekma, District-Saran at Chapra. 10. The Prakhand Pramukh, Ekma Prakhand, District-Saran at Chapra. 11. The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj Bharahopur, Block-Ekma, District- Saran. 12. The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj Bharahopur, Block-Ekma, District-Saran. ……….Respondents. 13. Usha Kumari, daughter of Shri Ram Ekbal Sharma, resident of village- Ganjpar, P.O. & P.S.-Ekma, District-Saran (Chapra), at present posted and working as Panchayat Teacher for newly created Govt. Primary School Bankat, Anchal-Ekma, District-Saran. ……….Private respondents. ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Umesh Kumar Mishra, Adv. 2/ 09.12.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner’s grievance is that she was not selected for the post of Panchayat Teacher even though, participated in the counselling and considering her percentage of marks and merit, was placed in the provisional merit list. Finally, the candidate having lesser marks than the petitioner has been appointed, ignoring the marks of the petitioner. Considering the fact that petitioner has not exhausted the statutory remedy available to her under rule 18 2 of 2008 rules. As such, this application is being disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner for filing an appeal before the District Panchayat Teachers Employment Appellate Tribunal. In case of filing such an appeal within one month from today, the tribunal will decide the appeal on merit within the statutory period. Sanjeet/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)