IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11128 of 2009 HARE RAM DAS SON OF LATE MUNILAL DAS,RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-SHASAN, P.S.-HASANPUR, DISTRICT- SAMASTIPUR. ... ... PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYATI RAJ DEPTT. GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER, DARBHANGA, DISTRICT-DARBHANGA. 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SAMASTIPUR,DISTRICT- SAMASTIPUR. 5. THE S.D.O. SAMASTIPUR, DISTRICT-SAMASTIPUR. 6. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, HASANPUR, DISTRICT-SAMASTIPUR. 7. RANI DEVI WIFE OF MOHAN PRSAD SHARMA,RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-SHASAN, P.S.-HASANPUR,DISTRICT- SAMASTIPUR. 8. THE SARPANCH GRAM KACHAHARI SHASAN, BLOCK- HASANPUR, DISTRICT-SAMASTIPUR. 9. PINKI RANI THAKUR, WIFE OF SITA RAM THAKUR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-SHASAN, P.S.-HASANPUR, DISTRICT-SAMASTIPUR. ... ... RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2. 1.9.2009. Petitioner was appointed as Secretary of the Gram Kachahri, Shasan within Hasanpur Block in the district of Samastipur. He is aggrieved by the order bearing Memo No.762 dated 21.7.2009 (Annexure-7) passed by the Block Development Officer, Hasanpur where under appointment of the petitioner as Secretary of the Gram Kachahri, Shasan has been cancelled. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the order of the Block Development Officer, Shasan (Annexure-7) is wholly without jurisdiction in terms of the provisions contained - 2 - N.H./ in the Bihar Gram Kachahri Secretary (Employment, Service Conditions and Duties) Rules 2007 as contained in annexure-2 as there under the Disciplinary Authority is the Sub Divisional Officer, the appellate authority is District Magistrate and the Block Development Officer has no jurisdiction at all in the matter. Let the petitioner challenge the order bearing Memo No.762 dated 21.7.2009 (Annexure-7) before the Collector of the District, Samastipur by filing appeal/representation annexing the present order of this Court and the Collector shall be obliged to consider the same in accordance with law as early as possible in any case within one month from the date of receipt of the representation against the order dated 21.7.2009 (Annexure-7). This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. ( V.N. Sinha,J.)