IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12373 of 2009 GYANTI KUMARI . Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS . ----------- 2 3.12.2009 Heard Counsel for the petitioner and the Counsel for the State. Petitioner has prayed for quashing of the order dated 11.8.2009 passed in case No. 908 of 2009 by District Teacher Employment Appellate Authority, Saran at Chapra. Petitioner was appointed on the post of Panchayat Shiksha Mitra. For sometime she worked, but later on, she was asked to produce her original certificates. It was found that at the time of petitioner’s appointment some interpolation has been done in certificates. Her date of birth was 12.3.1970 but it was changed as 12.3.1975. Maximum age for a female candidate, as provided in the Panchayat Shiksha Mitras’ appointment Guidelines should be 33 years, on the first January of the appointment year. Petitioner’s age on the first January, in the year of appointment was 34 years nine months and twenty days. Since she had already crossed the maximum age limit, her initial appointment was illegal and accordingly, she was terminated. Termination order was challenged by filing an appeal but the Appellate 2 Authority, considering this illegality, has rejected the claim of the petitioner. I do not find any error in the order impugned. This application is dismissed. However, the claim of the petitioner regarding salary for the period of service, should be examined by the respondents and an order be passed in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of production/communication of this order. (Mridula Mishra,J.) A.Kumar