IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3289 of 2007 ABIDA KHATOON, wife of Khurshid Alam, resident of village Badheyan, P.S. Mirganj, district Gopalganj. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The District Magistrate, Gopalganj, District Gopalganj. 3. D.S.E. Gopalganj, district Gopalganj. 4. Block Development officer, Block Hathua, district Gopalganj. 5. Block Education Extension officer, Hathua, Dist. Gopalganj. 6. Mukhiaya of Panchayat, Machchagarh Lakshiram, P.S. Mirganj, Dist. Gopalganj. 7. Panchayat Sewak, Machchagarh Lakshiram, P.S. Mirganj, Dist. Gopalganj. 8. Sima Devi, wife of not known, resident of Machchagarh Lakshiram, P.S. Mirganj, dist. Gopalganj. ----------- 2 1.10.2010 Having heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State as with regard to the following relief:- “To direct the Respondent authority to accept the petitioner for councelling for the appointment of Panchayat Teacher. In view of the fact that the petitioner applied for the post of „Panchayat Teacher‟ of Machchagarh lakshiram Panchayat and for that she was submitted her application form before Panhayat Sewak (Res. No.7) and against that receipt vide its No.291 had given to her but at the time of councelling she did not called for and another person, who was lesser marks holder selected for that post.” this Court is of the considered opinion that the petitioner in the first instance ought to have moved before the District Teachers Appellate Authority, inasmuch as, any complaint by way of grievance against the selection and appointment on the post of Panhayat Shikshak has to be first decided by the said authority. That being so, this application is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to move the said authority which is expected to decide the claim of the petitioner if a complaint is filed 2 by him within a period of one month without going into the question of delay in filing such complaint. With the aforementioned observation this application is disposed of. Abhay Kumar ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)