IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7707 of 2010 ANITA PRAKASH W/O SURYANARAYAN SINGH R/O VILL.- RAMAWATPUR, P.S.- BHAGWANPUR, DISTT.- KAIMUR (BHABHUA) Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY AND ADULT EDUCATION, BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE DIRECTOR, PRIMARY EDUCATION, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 5. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PRIMARY EDUCATION, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 6. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, KAIMUR (BHABHUA) 7. THE BLOCK PRAMUKH, PANCHAYAT SAMITI, BHAGWANPUR, KAIMUR 8. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, BHAGWANPUR, KAIMUR 9. THE BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER, BHAGWANPUR, KAIMUR (BHABHUA) 10. THE HEADMASTER, UTKRAMIT MIDDLE SCHOOL, AMARPUR, BHAGWANPUR, KAIMUR 11. THE MUKHIYA, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ, JAITPUR KALA, BHAGWANPUR, KAIMUR 12. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ, JAITPUR KALA, BHAGWANPUR, KAIMUR (BHABHUA) 13. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT RAJ OFFICER, KAIMUR (BHABHUA) ----------- 02. 27.1.2011 Annexure-8 is the order dated 6.3.2010 by virtue of which appointment of the petitioner on the post of Panchayat teacher has been declared to be invalid on the ground that at the time of initial engagement or appointment as a Shiksha Mitra, the petitioner was less than 18 years of age. Submission of the counsel is that when appointments were finally made in terms of the advertisement, petitioner had already attained 18 years of age and in that background this cannot be made a ground for termination from the post specially when the High Court has already 2 decided similar issues in the case of Sangita Kumari v. State of Bihar and others, 2009 (4) PLJR 27 and the case of Miraj Begum v. State of Bihar and others, 2010 (4) PLJR 410. Law being what it is, the reason for termination of the petitioner from the post on the ground indicated in Annexure-8 therefore is misplaced. Annexure-8 in so far as it relates to the petitioner is quashed. The writ application is allowed. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)