IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10808 of 2008 1.Mahesh Kumar Pandit son of Jagannath Pandit, resident of village Baghdahra, P.S. Jokihat, District- Araria 2.Mahendra Kumar BIhari, son of Janardan Pd.Mandal, village Dabhra, P.S. Jokihat, District- Araria 3.Mayanand Gosain, son of Shivanand Gosain, village Malghari, P.S. Jokihat, district- Araria 4.Dinesh Kumar Rajak, son of Lalu Rajak, village Simriya, P.S. Jokihat, District- Araria 5.Ranju Devi, daughter of Binay Kumar Rajak, village Rahikpur, P.S. Jokihat, District- Araria 6.Arjun Kumar Thakur, son of Bakam Lal Thakur, village Bada Istambrar, P.S. Jokihat, District- Araria 7.Rekha Devi, daughter of Birendra Sah, village Laluabari, P.S. Jokihat, District- Araria 8.Harivansh Kumar Mandal, son of Shambhu Saran Mandal, village Khudi Khareya, P.S. Jokihat, District- Araria 9.Man Mohan Thakur, son of Srisant Devi Pd.Thakur, village Majgama Tola, P.S. Jokihat, District- Araria 10.Dhir Narain Thakur, son of Mahadeo Thakur, village Rahikpur, P.S. Jokihat, District- Araria 11.Manki Devi, wife of Ram Prasad, village- Laluabari, P.S. Jokihat, District- Araria 12.Kailash Kumar Rajak, son of Mangat Lal Rajak, village Rahikpur, P.S. Jokihat, District- Araria 13.Mira Bihari, daughter of Mahendra Kr.Bihari, village Dabhra, P.S. Jokihat, District- Araria 14.Visheshwar Prasad Vishesh, son of Janardan Pd.Mandal, village Dabhra, P.S. Jokihat, District- Araria 15.Saraswati Kumari, daughter of Vishwanath Mandal, village Dabhraghat, P.S. Jokihat, District- Araria 16.Bhagat Lal Baisantri, son of Jhubbarlal Baisantri, village Balua, P.S. Mahalgaon, District- Araria 17.Uma Devi, daughter of Surendra Kumar Pandit, village Kishanpur, P.S. Mahalgaon, District- Araria …………….. Petitioners Versus 1.The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna 2.The Block Education Extension Officer I, Jokihat Block, District- Araria 3.The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat, Bagdahra 4.The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Bagdahra 5.The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Dabhra 2 6.The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Dabhra 7.The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat, Hardar 8.The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Hardar 9.The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Simriya 10.The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Simriya 11.The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Matiyari 12.The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Matiyari 13.The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Bara Istambrar 14.The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Bara Istambrar 15.The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Kesarra 16.The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Kesarra 17.The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Kakan 18.The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Kakan 19.The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Kursail 20.The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Kursail All Mukhiyas and Panchayat Secretaries from Sr.Nos.3 to 20 of Jokihat Police Station within the district of Araria ……. Respondents ----------- 2. 09/09/2010 Learned counsels agree that the Appellate Authorities constituted by the State Government under Rule 18 of the Bihar Panchayat Prarambhik Shikshak (Niyojan Avam Seva Sart) Niyamvali, 2006 (as amended by Amendment Act, 2008) are now functional and hence an efficacious alternative forums is available to the petitioner and others for consideration of all their grievances in respect of their employment. In the circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner(s) to file an appropriate appeal/application before the concerned Appellate Authority, if not already filed, for 3 redressal of his/her/their grievances. In case such an appeal is filed by the petitioner(s) within one month, the Appellate Authority shall consider the same and all documents enclosed therewith, including orders of this Court in identical matters, if produced, and other relevant records and make all endeavours to dispose of the same on merits in reference to the original records after hearing the parties concerned by a speaking order, preferably within the time prescribed under the Rules for the purpose, by condoning the delay, if any. No order of any authority, passed earlier in terms of Rule 18, as it stood prior to amendment, or any order passed by any authority of the Government at the District level shall be treated as impediment in consideration of the matter judiciously on merits in terms of this order. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion with regard to the merits of the claim of the petitioner(s). Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)