IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7101 of 2010 1. PRABHAT RANJAN KUMAR S/O DUKHESHWAR PRASAD R/O VILL.- NARAYANPUR, P.O.- HAGRA, P.O.- DUMAWA, DISTT.- GAYA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, GAYA 4. THE DISTRICT TEACHER APPOINTMENT APPEAL AUTHORITY GAYA THROUGH ITS MEMBER 5. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, GAYA 6. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER BUMARAA, DISTT.- GAYA 7. THE MUKHIYA, NARAYANPUR PANCHAYAT, DISTT.- GAYA 8. THE PANCHAYAT SACHIV NARAYANPUR PANCHAYAT, DISTT.- GAYA 9. PUSHPA KUMARI W/O BRIJMOHAN PRASAD R/O VILL.- NARAYANPUR, P.O.- MAGRA, P.S. DUMARIA, DISTRICT- GAYA 10. MANI GUPTA W/O BALI PRASAD GUPTA R/O VILL.- NARAYANPUR, P.O.- MAGRA, P.S.- DUMARIA, DISTT.- GAYA 11. RAMDEO RAM S/O BANDHU RAM R/O VILL.- NANDEI, DEOCHANDI, P.S. DUMARIA, DISTT.- GAYA 12. JAIRAJ SINGH S/O SHIVRATAN SINGH R/O VILL.- PALE, WAJIRGANJ, P.S. WAJIRGANJ, DISTT.- GAYA 13. ARCHANA KUMARI W/O LAXMAN DEHRI R/O MOHALLA- DANDIBAGH, CHAND CHAURA, P.S. CIVIL LINE, DISTT.- GAYA 14. SUMITA KUMARI W/O BINOD KUMAR R/O VILL.- BARHI BIGHAM, P.O. & P.S.- GURUA, DISTT.- GAYA 15. KUMARI SARITA D/O ANIL KUMAR LAL R/O VILL.- MURUGALGANJ, P.O. MAGRA, P.S.- DUMARIA, DISTT.- GAYA 16. KUMUD ASHA SINHA W/O SANJAY KUMAR R/O VILLAGE & P.O. MARAN PITRA, P.S.- DUMARIA, DISTT.- GAYA 17. SHEOLENDRA KUMAR CHAKRADHARI W/O RAGHUNANDAN PRASAD R/O VILL.- PACHRAKWA, P.O. PITRA, P.S. DUMARIA, DISTT.- GAYA - 2 - 18. GITA RANI W/O ARVIND PASWAN R/O VILL.- MANAURA, P.S. JHAPGARH, P.S. OBRA, DISTT.- AURANGABAD 19. PUNAM KUMARI W/O GAUTAM KUMAR R/O VILL.- RAMGIWA ROAD, DHARAMPUR, TARWA FATEHPUR, DISTT.- GAYA 20. UPENDRA PRAKASH S/O KESHO PRASAD R/O VILL.- GOPALPUR, BAGDAHA, MAGADH MEDICAL COLLEGE, GAYA 21. DHIRENDRA KUMAR SINHA S/O NAND KUMAR SINGH R/O VILL.- SUJI, P.O.- MOTI BIGHA, P.S.- DUMARIA, DISTT.- GAYA 22. SUMAN KUMARI W/O ANIL KUMAR LAL R/O VILL.- MUKHTARGANJ, P.S. DUMARIA, DISTT.- GAYA 23. AMIT KUMAR S/O SINDESHWARI PRASAD R/O VILL.- RAMDOHAR, P.O. MAGRA, P.S. DUMARIA, DISTT.- GAYA ----------- 2 19/01/2011 Member of the District Teachers Appointment Appellate Authority obviously does not know the mechanism of a quasi judicial proceeding. Power is vested in the Appellate Authority to adjudicate and decide the issue but before deciding the issue he has the duty to re-hear the matter irrespective of the adjudication made by the District Magistrate. He could have drawn support with regard to the findings in the adjudication made by the District Magistrate but that does not mean that he has no duty to hear the parties and decide the issue. Annexure-6, order dated 6.10.2009 is hereby - 3 - quashed and the matter is remitted back to the Appellate Authority to hear the parties and pass a fresh appropriate order within a period of three months from the date of production or communication of a copy of this order. This writ application is, accordingly, allowed. AMIN/ (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)