IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15588 of 2009 1. RUBI KUMARI MISHRA @ RUBI MISHRA W/O MITHILESH KUMAR MISHRA R/O VILL- & P.O- PADARUCH, BLOCK KEOTI, P.S-KEOTI, DISTT- DARBHANGA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, DARBHANGA 2. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER CUM NODAL OFFICER, BLOCK- KEOTI, DISTT-DARBHANGA 3. THE SARPANCH, null GRAM KUTCHARY PNDARUCH, BLOCK- KEOTI, DISTT- DARBHANGA 4. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYT RAJ OFFICER, DARBHANGA 5. RAGHAVENDRA KUMAR JHA S/O KAMLKANT JHA R/O VILL-GOPALPUR (PINDARUCH), P.S- KEOTI, DISTT- DARBHANGA ----------- 2. 14.12.2009 Heard learend counsel for the petitioner and the State. The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that she is at serial no. 1 of the merit panel prepared for appointment of Panchayat Law Secretary in Gram Kutchary Pindaruch dated 7.10.2007. Yet she is being denied the appointment for not justifiable reason. If a merit panel has been prepared in accordance with law, and the petitioner is at serial No. 1 of the merit panel, there may be no justification to deny her the benefit of appointment unless the panel itself has been interfered with in a manner permissble by law. Let an appropriate decision in the matter be taken and acted upon in accordance with law within a maximum period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before respondent nos. 1 to 4. The writ application stands disposed. P. Kumar (Navin Sinha, J.)