IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8957 of 2009 1. BIBHA KUMARI Wife of Shri Birendra Kumar, resident of village – Morsand (Malpur) Post – Birauli (R.I.) P.S. Pusa, District – Samastipur, at present working as Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj, Morsand, under block Pusa, District – Samastipur. 2. Sarita Devi Wife of Shri Mahendra Thakur, resident of village – Thahara Gopalpur, P.S. Tajpur ( Woini O.P.) District Samastipur at present Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj Thahara under Block Pusa, District – Samastipur. 3. Rekha Kumari Wife of Shri Vinay Kumar Singh, resident of village – Bishanpur Bathua, P.S. Pusa, District – Samastipur, at present Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj Bishanpur Bathua under Block Pusa, District – Samastipur. …. Petitioners. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Panchayat Raj Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Samastipur. 4. The District Panchayat Raj Officer, Samastipur. 5. The Sub-divisional Officer, Pusa Block, District – Samastipur. 6. The Block Development Officer, Pusa Block, District – Samastipur. …. Respondents. ----------- 02/ 30.07.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners are aggrieved by the show cause notice issued to them bearing memo no. 856 dated 24.6.2009, Annexure-4 calling upon them to show cause as to why their appointment as Panchayat Secretary be not terminated in the light of the amended rules which came into effect with effect from 31.3.2008. 3. Counsel submits that petitioners were appointed prior to the amendment of the rules as such amended rules have no bearing on them. 4. Let petitioners submit their reply to the show cause which should be considered by the authorities in accordance with law as early as possible in any case within one month of the receipt of the reply. - 2 - 5. With the above observation and direction, this writ application is disposed of. DKS/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)