IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4426 of 2007 1. Rani Kumari, D/o Pitamber Jha, R/o Village-Haidpur, P.S.-Pandaul, District-Madhubani. 2. Md. Ansarul Haque, S/o Md. Majalum, R/o Village-Salampur, P.S.- Pandaul, District-Madhubani. 3. Md. Kamare Alam S/o Md. Unish, R/o Village-Salampur, P.S.- Pandaul, District-Madhubani. ...........Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Human Resource Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director (Primary Education) Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate, Madhubani. 5. The District Superintendent of Education, Madhubani, District- Madhubani. 6. The Block Development Officer, In-charge of Block Education Extension Officer, Pandaul, District-Madhubani. 7. The Gram Panchayat Raj Salempur, P.S.-Pandaul, District- Madhubani, through its Secretary. 8. The Secretary Gram Panchayat Raj Salempur, District-Madhubani. 9. The Mukhia Gram Panchayat Raj Salempur, District-Madhubani. .............Respondents with CWJC No.4422 of 2007 1. Rajesh Kumar Mahto S/o Shri Banarsi Mahto. 2. Shivesh Kumar S/o Shri Shivpujan Singh. 3. Ram Vinod Singh S/o Shri Mahendra Singh. 4. Amrendra Kumar S/o Shri Deo Narayan Mahto. All residents of Village-Pachrahwa, Panchayat Pachrahwa, Block Majarganj, District-Sitamarhi. .............Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Rural Development Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi. 4. The District Panchayati Raj Officer, Sitamarhi. 5. The District Superintendent of Education, Sitamarhi. 6. Block Development Officer, Majorganj, Sitamarhi. 7. Block Education Extension Officer, Majorganj, Sitamarhi. 8. Mukhia Gram Panchayat Pachrahwa, Panchayat Majorganj, District- Sitamarhi. 9. Umesh Kumar Pandey S/o Ramchandar Pandey, R/o Village-Marpa Sirpal, P.S.-Majorganj, District-Sitamarhi. 10. Ranjit Kumar Patel S/o Shivjee Pd. R/o Village-Hanuman Nagar, Police Station-Majorganj, District-Sitamarhi. 11. Upendra Singh S/o late Ganga Singh, R/o Village-Gadhwa Bishunpur, Police Station-Majorganj, District-Sitamarhi. 12. Arun Kumar S/o Lal Rai, R/o Village-Parchrahwa, P.S.-Majorganj, District-Sitamarhi. ................Respondents 2 with CWJC No.4176 of 2007 Savita Kumari W/o Sri Sanjit Kumar, R/o Village-Naili, P.S.-Neemchak Bathani, District-Gaya. .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Director Primary Education Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Gaya. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Gaya. 5. The Block Development Officer, Neemchak Bathani (Atari). 6. The Block Education Extension Officer, Atari. 7. Head Master Midle School, Naili. 8. Mukhiya Gram Panchayat, Naili, P.S.- Neemchak Bathani, Gaya. .... .... Respondents with CWJC No.4155 of 2007 1. Md.Mahfooj S/o late Zakir Hassain, R/o Village Aourha, P.S.-Garkha, Distt. Saan at Chapra. 2. Tarkeshwar Ram S/o Gulamchand Ram, R/o Village-Pathra, P.S.-Garkha, Distt. Saran at Chapra. .... .... Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar, through Secretary, Punchayati Raj, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. Director, Punchayati Raj, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Distt. Magistrate, Saran at Chapra. 4. Sub Divisional Officer, Saran at Chapra. 5. District Superintendent of Education, Saran at Chapra. 6. Shiv Narain Rai, S/o Chanar Rai, the then Mukhia of Punchayat Raj Motirajpur under Garkha Block, P.S.-Garkha, Distt. Saran at Chapra. 7. The present Mukhia, Punchayat Raj Motirajpur, under Garkha Block, P.S.- Garkha, Distt. Saran at Chapra. 8. Punchayat Sevak, Punchayat Raj Motirajpur, 3 under Garkha Block P.S. Garkha, Distt. Saran at Chapra. 9. Farukh Ajam Ansari S/o Abdul Rauf Ansari, Village-Aurha, Bhualpur, Distt. Saran at Chapra. 10. Kamaleshwar Prasad Yadav, S/o Sheo Narain Prasad Yadav, R/o Village-Pathara, P.O.-Khodaibag, Distt. Saran at Chapra. 11. Param Hans Singh S/o Chandrika Singh R/o Village Bangara, P.O.-Khodaibag, Distt. Saran at Chapra. 12. Nitish Kumar S/o late Ram Chandra Prasad, R/o Village-Bangara, P.O-Khodaibag, Distt. Saran at Chapra. 13. Kumari Poonam Azad W/o Krishna Prasad, R/o Village-Pathara, P.O.- Rasidpur, P.S.-Garkha, Distt.-Saran at Chapra. 14. Manoj Ram S/o Ram Parvesh Ram, R/o Village-Aurha, P.O.-Bhuwalpur, Distt. Saran at Chapra. 15. Krishna Ram S/o Deo Nandan Ram, R/o Village Aurha Mal, P.O.- Bhualpur, Distt. Saran at Chapra. .... .... Respondents with CWJC No.4084 of 2007 Renuka Lata D/o Sri Surendra Mahto, R/o village- Patailiya, P.S.-Bibhutipur, District-Samastipur. .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar Patna. 4. The District Magistrate Begusarai. 5. The District Superintendent of Education, Begusarai. 6. The Block Development Officer, Chhowrahi Block, Begusarai. 7. The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj Amari, Chhowrahi Block, District-Begusarai. 8. The Panchayat Secretary, Amari Panchayat, Chhawrahi Block, District-Begusarai. .... .... Respondents with CWJC No.4024 of 2007 4 Gulam Sarwar Alam, S/o Md. Noor Hassan, R/o Village-Madarna, P.S.-Vaishali, Distt. Vaishali, (Hazipur). .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The District Magistrate, Vaishali at Hazipur. 3. The District Superintendent of Education Vaishali at Hazipur. 4. The Block Development Officer, Vaishali Block, Hazipur. 5. The Block Education Extension Officer, Vaishali, Block West. 6. The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Madarna, Vaishali at Hazipur. 7. The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Madarna, Vaishali at Hazipur. 8. Md. Kalim S/o late Azimullah Ansari, R/o Village-Madarn, P.S.-Vaishali, Distt. Vaishali at Hazipur. .... .... Respondent/s with CWJC No.3902 of 2007 Mina Kumari W/o Ashok Kumar Chaudhary, R/o Village Shatrapatti Panchayat Sarauti Ward No. 10, P.S.- Ghoghardiha, District-Madhubani. .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar, through Chief Secretary, State of Bihar, Patna. 2. District Magistrate-cum-Chairman, Bihar Siksha Pariyojna, Madhubani. 3. The District Education Officer, Madhubani. 4. The Director Bihar Siksha Pariyojna, Madhubani. 5. The Block Development Officer, Ghoghardiha, Madhubani. 6. The Block Education Extension Officer, Ghoghardiha, Madhubani. 7. The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Sarauti, Block Ghoghardiha, District- Madhubani. 8. The Head Master, Primary School, Shreepur Kumhar Toil, Panchayat Sarauti, District- Madhubani. 9. Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Sarauti, Block Ghoghardiha, District-Madhubani. .... .... Respondent/s with 5 CWJC No.3062 of 2007 Om Prakash Kamat, S/o Sri Ram Jatan Kamat, R/o Village-Donwari, P.S.-Ladaniya, District- Madhubani. .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar, through the Secretary, Primary Education Govt. of Bihar, at Patna. 2. The District Magistrate, Madhubani. 3. The District Superintendent of Education- cum-District Karykaram Samanwajak, Sarve Shiksha Abhiyan, Madhubani. 4. The District Education Officer, Madhubani. 5. The Block Education Extension Officer, Madhubani. 6. The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Raj Kumar Khat Purvi Block, Ladaniya, Madhubani. .... .... Respondents with CWJC No.3053 of 2007 1. Om Prakash Manjhi S/o Daya Shankar Manjhi, R/o Village-Sikatia P.S.-Maharajganj, District-Siwan. 2. Prasana Kumar S/o Ram Rathna Upadhya, R/o Village & Panchayat-Mardanpur, P.S.- Maharajganj, District-Siwan. 3. Sunira KumariD/o Lal Bihari Prasad, R/o Village & Panchayat Sikatia, P.S.- Maharajganj, District-Siwan. 4. Mantu Kumar Manjhi S/o Deo Kumar Manjhi, R/o village & Panchayat Sikatia, P.s.- Maharajganj, District-Siwan. 5. Ahmad Aslam Ansari S/o Ahmad Sattar Ansari, R/o village & Panchayat Sikatia P.S.- Maharajganj, District-Siwan. 6. Amresh Kumar Prasad S/o Dukhi Prasad, R/o Village-Chakmahammadpur, P.S.-Maharajganj, District-Siwan. 7. Sunita Devi S/o Om Prakash Pandey, R/o Village Laji Tola (Sikatia), P.S.- Maharajganj, District-Siwan. 8. Rajesh Kumar S/o Parichhan Manjhi, R/o Village Sikatia, P.S.-Maharajganj, District- Siwan. 9. Khurshed Hassain Ansari, S/o Khadim Hussain Ansari, R/o village Chakmahhamudda, P.S.- Maharajganj, District-Siwan. .... .... Petitioners Versus 6 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Commissioner, Saran Division Saran, Chapra. 3. The District Magistrate, Siwan. 4. The District Superintendent of Education- cum-District Pragrame Coordinator, Sarva Sikchha Abhiyan, Siwan. 5. The Sub-divisional Officer, Maharajganj, Siwan. 6. The Block Education Extension Officer, Maharajganj, Block, Siwan. 7. The Mukhia, Gram Panchayat Raj, Sikatia, Maharganj, Siwan. 8. The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj Sikatia, Maharajganj, Siwan. .... .... Respondents with CWJC No.3000 of 2007 Smt.Rina Kumari W/o Sri Mithilesh Kumar Singh, R/o village-Ramchandrapur, P.S.-Thawe, District- Gopalganj. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar, though the Secretary Rural Development Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Bailey Road, Patna. 2. The District Collector, Gopalganj. 3. The District Education Officer, Gopalganj. 4. The District Education Superintendent, District-Gopalganj. 5. The Block Development Officer, Thawe, Gopalganj. 6. The Block Education Extension Officer, Thawe, Gopalganj. 7. The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj Ramchandrapur, Thawe, Gopalganj. 8. The Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj Ramchandrapur, Thawe, Gopalganj. 9. Sandeep Kumar Singh S/o Badari Narayan Singh, R/o village Ramayan Rai Ka Tola, P.S. Thawe, District-Gopalganj. .... .... Respondents with CWJC No.2986 of 2007 1. Ruby Kumari W/o Venkatesh Sharma, R/o Village-Uchauli, Police Station-Khizarsarai, District-Gaya. 2. Harishchandra Manjhi, S/o Sri Nanhak Manjhi, R/o Village-Shanti Nagar, Police Station- Khizarsarai, District-Gaya. 3. Jamendra Kumar S/o Baleshwar Prasad Yadav, 7 R/o village-Khaira, Police Station- Khizarsarai, District-Gaya. .... .... Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The District Magistrate, Gaya. 3. The Block Development Officer, Khizarsarai, District-Gaya. 4. Block Education Extension Officer, Khizarsarai, District-Gaya. 5. Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Uchauli, P.S.- Khizarsarai, District-Gaya. .... .... Respondents with CWJC No.2930 of 2007 Anju Kumari W/o Prabhash Kumar Tanti, R/o Village- Dharmpur Ganeli, P.O.-Madhodih, P.S.-Harpur, District-Munger. .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Primary & Adult Education Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Munger. 4. The Sub-divisional Officer, Tarapur, District-Munger. 5. The District Education Superintendent Munger. 6. The Block Education Extension Officer, Tarapur, District-Munger. 7. Ram Krishna Singh S/o not known, R/o Village-Ganeli, P.S.-Harpur, District- Munger, at present elected Mukhia of Ganeli Gram Panchayat, Block-Tarapur, District- Munger. 8. Smt. Sanyukta Kumari Sharma, Head Mistress, Primary School, Marawa, Block-Tarapur, District-Munger. .... .... Respondents with CWJC No.2830 of 2007 Khalid Ahmad S/o Zulfequar Ahmad, R/o village- Doghra, P.S. Jale, District-Darbhanga. .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The District Magistrate, Darbhanga. 3. The District Superintendent of Education, Darbhanga. 4. Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj, Doghra, P.S. Jale, District-Darbhanga. 5. Secretary Gram Panchayat Raj, Doghra, P.S. 8 Jale, District-Darbhanga. 6. The Area Education Officer, Kamtaul, District Darbhanga. 7. Md. Motiur Rahman, S/o late Abdul Ghafoor, R/o Village-Doghra, P.?S.-Jale, District- Darbhanga. .... .... Respondents with CWJC No.2822 of 2007 1. Prem Lata Sinha W/o Arun Kumar Sinha, R/o Village+P.O.-Jagdishpur Tiyari, P.s.-Noor Sarai, District-Nalanda. 2. Shakuntala Sinha W/o Dinesh Prasad, R/o Village-Milkipur, P.O.-Jagdishpur Tiyari, P.S.- Noor Sarai, District-Nalanda. 3. Upendra Kumar S/o Ram Kali Ravi Das, R/o Village+P.O. Jagdishpur Tiyari, P.S.-Noor Sarai, District-Nalanda. 4. Rakesh Kumar S/o Hari Prasad, R/o Makanpur Govinidpur Beldari P.O.-Badara, P.S. Noor Sarai, District-Nalanda. .... .... Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary/Commissioner Department of Rural Develo;ment (Panchayat Raj), Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The District Magistrate, Nalanda. 3. The District Education Officer-Nalanda. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Noor Sarai, Nalanda. 5. The Block Development Officer, Noor Sarai, Nalanda. 6. The Block Education Extension Officer, Noor Sarai, District-Nalanda. 7. Mukhiya-cum-Panchayat Secretary Gram Panchayat Raj Jagdishpur Tiyar, Noor Sarai, Nalanda. 8. Arita Kumari W/o Anant Kumar R/o Village- manpur, P.S.-Noor Sarai, District-Nalanda. 9. Subhash Prasad S/o Ram Lakhan Yadav, R/o Vilalge-Makanpur (Chakdaudpur) P.S.-Noor Sarai, District-Nalanda. 10. Ravi Kant Kumar S/o Sri Kedar Rajjak, R/o village-Jagdishpur Tiyari, P.S. Noor Sarai, District-Nalanda. 11. Munni Kumari D/o Binda Prasad, R/o Village-Nari, P.S. Noor Sarai, District- Nalanda. .... .... Respondents with CWJC No.2731 of 2007 9 Rita Jha W/o Sudhanshu Shekhar Jha, R/o Village- Rakouli, P.O. -Lakhpura, P.S.-Barahat, District- Banka. .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Human Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Banka at Banka, District-Banka. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Banka, District-Banka. 5. The District Education Officer, Banka, District-Banka. 6. The Block Education Extension Officer, Barahat, District-Banka. 7. The Block Development Officer Barahat, District-Banka. 8. The Mukhiya Gram Panchayat Loudhia Khurd, Block-Barahat, District-Banka. 9. The Secretary, Gram Panchayat-Loudhia Khurd, Block-Barahat, District-Banka. 10. The Head Master, Newly Created Primary School Nijhari, P.S.-Barahat, District- Banka. .... .... Respondents with CWJC No.2645 of 2007 1. Subhash Chandra Panjiyar S/o late Dharmanand Panjiyar, R/o Village-Karahbari. 2. Manoj Kumar Panjiyar S/o Shiv Narayan Panjiyar, R/o Village-Karahbari. 3. Yashoda Kumari W/o Gopal Kumar Mandal, R/o Village-Benga. 4. Dharmendra Kumar Mandal S/o Gaidu Mandal, R/o Village-Mehdi. 5. Bharti Kumari W/o Chandan Kumar Mandal, R/o Village-Benga. 6. Nilam Kumari @ Nilam Devi, W/o Nityanand Mandal, R/o Village-Mehdi. All are of P.S. Sikty, District-Araria. .... .... Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Department of Education Government of Bihar. 3. The District Magistrate, Araria. 4. The District Superintendent of Education- cum-Co-ordinator District Sarwa Shiksha Abhiyan, Araria. 5. The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Benga, 10 District-Araria. 6. The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Benga, District-Araria. .... .... Respondents with CWJC No.2598 of 2007 Mahasundar Sharma S/o Sri Ram Briksha Sharma, R/o Village―Pachahara Bujurg, Police Station- Kusheshwar Asthan, District-Darbhanga. .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Department of Primary and Adult Education, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate-cum-Chairman Bihar Shiksha Pariyojna, Darbhanga. 4. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Darbhanga. 5. The District Superintendent of Education, Darbhanga, P.S.+District-Darbhanga. 6. The Block Education Extention Officer, Kusheshwar Asthan, at Satighat, Police Station-Kusheshwar Asthan, District- Darbhanga. 7. The Secretary Gram Panchayat Raj Harauli, P.S. Kusheshwar Asthan, District-Darbhanga. 8. The Gram Panchayat Raj harouli, through its Adhyaksha-cum-Mukhia, Police Station- Kusheshwar Asthan, District-Darbhanga. 9. Ganesh Kumar Gunjan, S/o Jeebachha Prasad Yadav, (then Mukhia), R/o Village- Pachahara, Bujurg, P.S.-Kusheshwar Asthan, District-Darbhanga. .... .... Respondents with CWJC No.2566 of 2007 1. Gautam Kumar Panjiyara S/o Sri Anirudh Panjiyara, R/o Village-Bhitiya, Post-Bhitiya, P.S.-Fullidumar, District-Banka. 2. Sadhna Kumari, D/o Sri Jitendra Panjiyara, R/o Village and Post-Harchani, P.S.-Bajaun, District-Banka. .... .... Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Human Resources Development, Bihar, Patna. 2. District Superintendent of Education, Banka. 11 3. The Block Education Extension Officer, Katoria, Block-Katoria, District-Banka. 4. The Block Education Extension Officer, Fullidumar, Block-Fullidumar, District- Banka. 5. Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat, Bhitiya,, Block- Fullidumar, District-Banka. 6. Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Bhitiya, Block-Fullidumar, District-Banka. 7. Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat, Jamdaha, Block- Katoria, District-Banka. 8. Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Jamdaha, Block-Katoria, District-Banka. .... .... Respondent/s with CWJC No.2371 of 2007 Sanjay Kumar Rao S/o Shri Devsaran Rai, R/o Village-Chhachh, P.O.-Moka Tals, P.S.- Bodh Gaya, District―Gaya. .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Gaya. 3. District Superintendent of Education, Gaya. 4. Anchal Adhikari Bodh Gaya, Anchal, Bodh Gaya, District-Gaya. 5. Block Education Officer, Bodh Gaya, District-Gaya. 6. Head Master, Mora Tal Middle School At/P.O.-Mora Tal, District-Gaya, P.S./Anchal-Bodh Gaya, District-Gaya. 7. Mukhiya, Mora Tal Gram Panchayat, Mora Tal, Anchal Bodh Gaya, District- Gaya. 8. Adhyachh, Panchayat Education Committee (Panchayat Siksha Samiti). 9. Adhyachh Sakh Previlege Welfare, Education Committee (Sukh Siksha Samiti), Mora Tal, At/P.O.-Mora Tal, P.S./Anchal-Bodh Gaya, District-Gaya. .... .... Respondent/s with CWJC No.2423 of 2007 Dhirendra Kumar S/o Bhedi Prasad Mandal, R/o Village-Harnaha, P.O.-Menhdi, P.S.-Tikapatti, District-Purnea. 12 .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Human Resources, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Purnea. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Purnea. 5. The Block Education Extension Officer, Rupauli, District-Purnea. 6. The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj, Gariar Patti, Block Rupauli, District-Purnea. 7. The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj, Gariar Patti, Block Rupauli, District- Purnea. 8. The Headmaster, Middle School, Baria, Block Rupauli, District-Purnea. .... .... Respondent/s ----------- 02 11.07.2011 All these cases relate to the engagement of the petitioners as a Shiksha Mitra and/or appointment on the post of Panchayat Shikshak. It has been claimed by most of the petitioners that had they been engaged and continued in service as a Shiksha Mitra, they could have got the benefit of absorption on the post of Panchayat Shikshak in terms of Rule 20(iii) of 2006 Rules. In some of the cases the grievance relate directly to selection and appointment on the post of Panchayat Shikshak. The aforesaid 2006 Rule however itself provides a statutory alternative remedy in Rule- 18 thereof, wherein, an independent body namely 13 the District Teachers Appellate Authority has been constituted to look into any of the grievances relating to employment on the post of Panchayat Shikshak which in its wide sweep would also include the absorption of Shiksha Mitra on the post of Panchayat Shikshak. For some period of time there was some sort of confusion as with regard to jurisdiction for entertaining the dispute relating to engagement/continuation on the post of Shiksha Mitra, in view of the provisions made in Rule-18 regarding complaint in relation to employment and service condition of Panchayat teachers only but then the State Government has also clarified the same by its circular dated 14.05.2009 in terms of Rule 19 of 2006 Rules that even the dispute relating to the post of Shiksha Mitra could be adjudicated by the District Teachers Appellate Authority. The tribunal in form of the District Teachers Appellate Authority is therefore fully competent to entertain a complaint as with regard to selection and appointment on the post of Shikshamitra or Panchayat Shikshak and it has full powers to find out the facts and decide the issues in the light of the relevant Rules and/or 14 Circular. Therefore, these writ applications are disposed of with a liberty to the petitioners of these cases to approach the concerned District Teachers Appellate Authority within a period of six weeks from today and if such an application by way of complaint is filed individually by them before the concerned Authority, it will proceed to examine the claim of the concerned petitioner on merit and would not non suit any one of them on the ground of limitation. It is however made clear, that in case, the petitioners would also assail the engagement/continuation of any other persons on the post of Shiksha Mitra who have been later on absorbed as Panchayat Shikshak, not only the Authority will have to issue notices to such persons but will have to also afford opportunity of hearing to them before passing the final order on such complaint/representation filed by the petitioners before the Authority. The Authority keeping in view that the dispute has lingered for a long time and that the Authority was constituted during the pendency of these writ applications filed in the year 2007 must ensure that a final decision in 15 accordance with law is taken within a period of six months from the date of filing of the complaint/representation of the concerned petitioners. With the aforementioned observations and direction, these applications are disposed of. Safik/Ranjan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)