IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.902 of 2008 1. NIRMALA SINGH W/O Sri Mritunjay Kumar Singh 2. Sita Devi Wife of Sri Indradeo Prasad 3. Kumari Punam Singh Wife of Sri Jitendra Kumar Singh 4. Ashutosh Kumar Pandey, Son of Sri Ashok Pandey 5. Devendra Kumar Trivedi, Son of Sri Gabhubir Trivedi 6. Manju Kumari, D/O Sri Birbal Yadav 7. Neelam Kumari, Wife of Sri Arun Rajak Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 05 04-12-2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. The grievance is against non-consideration for appointment on the post of Sarpanch and Sachiv in the Gram Panchayat refusing to acknowledge the Madhyama qualification as equivalent to Matriculation. Counsel for the parties are not in issue that that orders of this Court have held Madhyama equivalent to Matriculation. Let the case of the petitioners for appointment in the Gram Panchayat be now considered accordingly , in accordance with law. The application stands disposed. NKS/- ( Navin Sinha, J)