IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.19691 of 2011 RASHID IQBAL S/O MD. ABUL KHAIR R/O VILLAGE AZIMABAD, POST OFFICE- BAGHA, P.S. AZIMABAD, DISTRICT- BHOJPUR ……….Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE DISTRICT TEACHER APPOINTMENT APPELLANTE TRIBUNAL, BHOJPUR AT ARA 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BHOJPUR AT ARA 4. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, SADAR BHOJPUR 5. THE BLOK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, SANDESH BLOCK, DISTRICT- BHOJPUR 6. THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, BHOJPUR 7. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT KHANDOL, BLOCK- SANDESH, DISTRICT-BHOJPUR 8. THE MUKHIA GRAM PANCHAYAT KHANDOL, BLOCK SANDESH, DISTRICT- BHOJPUR 9. MD. AKHATAR ALAM, S/O LAL MOHAMAD, R/O VILLAGE & POST OFFICE- RAMASARH VIA- KORI, P.S. SANDESH, DISTRICT- BHOJPUR ………….Respondents ----------- 2. 16.11.2011 The present writ petition has been filed, inter alia, for consideration of the candidature of the petitioner and for his appointment on the post of Primary Teacher (Urdu) in place of the respondent no.9. It has been alleged on behalf of the petitioner that his name has been removed from the merit list in collusion with the respondent nos. 7 & 8 and he was in fact eligible for the appointment having secured the highest marks. Without entering into the merits of the case, this Court is of the opinion that the matter may be disposed of with a direction to the District Teacher Appointment Appellate Tribunal, Bhojpur at Ara (Respondent no.2), which is seized of the matter, to dispose of the same as expeditiously preferably within a period of four months. It is made clear that the respondent no.2 shall dispose of the matter on its own merits by a speaking order after hearing the parties in accordance with law without being prejudiced by the present order. With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. Fahad. ( Vikash Jain, J. )