IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.123 of 2010 1. Lalan Kumar S/O Jay Kishore Roy R/O Vill- Pandaul, P.O-Panthpakar, P.S- Bathnaha, Distt- Sitamarhi Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Secretary Of Panchayati Raj Bihar, Patna 3. The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi 4. The District Panchayati Raj Officer, Sitamarhi 5. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Sitamarhi Sadar 6. The Block Development Officer, Patna 7. Ashish Ranjan Yadav S/O Tulsi Pd. Yadav At Pandaul, P.O-Panthpakar, P.S-Bathnaha, Distt- Sitamarhi 5/ 19/08/2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. No one appears on behalf of respondent No.7 despite deemed service of notice upon him. The controversy relates to appointment on the post of Sachiv, Gram Kutchery between the petitioner and respondent No.7. The petitioner holds the qualification of Madhyama while respondent No.7 is a matriculate. The Bihar Gram Kutchery Sachiv (Appointment, Service Conditions and Duties) Rules, 2007 in Rule-5 provided Matriculation as the eligible qualification only. The appointment in question was made on 4.10.2007. Rule-5 was amended with effect from 31.1.2008 including Madhyama as equivalent to Matriculation for purposes of such appointment. On the own showing of the petitioner, he was not eligible to be appointed as he did not meet the requirements of Rule- 2 5 as he was not a matriculate. The Court therefore finds it difficult to grant him relief in the writ application. It is accordingly dismissed. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)