IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15477 of 2008 Binod Shanker, S/O Shri Kailash Singh, R/O Vill.- Nandpur Sonbarsha, P.S. Suryagarha, District- Lakhisarai. ……………. Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.Commissioner-cum-Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3.Commissioner, Munger 4.District Magistrate, Lakhisarai 5.District Superintendent of Education, Lakhisarai 6.B.D.O., Suryagarha, Lakhisarai 7.Mukhiya, Gopalpur Gram Panchayat P.S. Suryagarha, District- Lakhisarai 8.Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Gopalpur, P.S. Suryagarha, District- Lakhisarai 9.Santosh Kumar, S/O Janardan Singh, R/O village- Nandpur, P.S. Suryagarha, District- Lakhisarai, at present working on the post of Panchayat Teacher at Primary School Maktab Haldi, Suryagarha, District- Lakhisarai. ……………. Respondents ---------------------------------- 2. 24/11/2011 Grievance of the petitioner is that though he was having higher merit marks, persons having lesser merit marks were appointed. Petitioner can ventilate his grievances before the statutory Appellate Authority constituted under the Rules in terms of 2008 amendment. In the circumstances, this writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the concerned Appellate Authority within four weeks from 2 today. If he does so, the Appellate Authority shall call for the original records from the Panchayat, shall consider and dispose of the complaint/representation on merits after complying with the Principles of Natural Justice, without going into the question of limitation, preferably within a period of two months from the date of approach made by the petitioner. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)