IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7520 of 2009 PRAMOD KUMAR BHARTI, Son of Sri Yogendra Rai, Resident of Village + P.O.- Marwan, P.S.- Karja, District- Muzaffarpur :------ Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Secretary, Department of Human Resources, Government of Bihar,Patna. 4. Director, Department of Panchayati Raj, Government of Bihar, Patna. 5. The District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur. 6. The Block Development Officer, Marwan, District- Muzaffarpur:--Respondents. ----------- 02. 07.07.2009 Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner was an applicant for the post of Secretary of the Gram Kachahari. His application could not be considered as he is not a matriculate and has passed Madhyama examination conducted by the Sanskrit Shiksha Board. This Court under orders dated 31.01.2008 passed in C.W.J.C.No. 31905 of 2007, Santosh Kumar Pandey Vs. The State of Bihar and others (Annexure-11), has held that Madhyama qualification is equivalent to matriculation. In view of the order dated 31.1.2008, Annexure11 counsel submits that his case is required to be considered for appointment on the post of Secretary of the Gram Kachahari. 3. Let the petitioner file a representation before the competent authority to consider his case for appointment on the post of Secretary of the Gram Kachahari, and the competent authority should consider and dispose of the representation by passing appropriate orders in accordance with law as early as possible, in any case within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the representation along with a certified copy of this order. 4. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha, J.)