IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6366 of 2008 Shyam Kumar Choudhary, son of late Fakira Choudhary, resident of Mohalla Belwaganj, P.O. & P.S. Laheriasarai, District Darbhanga…………………………………………………………………………..Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate, Darbhanga At & P.O. Darbhanga. 5. The District Superintendent of Education, Darbhanga At & P.O. Darbhanga. 6. The Block Development Officer, Gora Bauram, P.S. Gora Bauram, District Darbhanga. 7. The Block Education Extension Officer, Gora Bauram, P.S. Gora Bauram, District Darbhanga. 8. The Mukhia, Gram Panchayat Raj, Ghanshyampur, P.S. Ghanshyampur, District Darbhanga. 9. The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj, Ghanshyampur, P.S. Ghanshyampur, District Darbhanga………………………………………………………….………………Respondents ----------- 2 28.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. Though name of the petitioner was included in the panel prepared in 2006 for appointment on the post of Panchayat Teacher, his case was not considered as he was having Intermediate qualification acquired from a vocational course. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that now law has been settled by a Bench of this Court in the case of Ranjeet Kumar Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2007 2 (3) PLJR 746 that any degree acquired from a vocational course shall be treated as equivalent to degree acquired from a general course. So far as law is concerned, learned counsel for the petitioner is right. But on account of passage of time, this Court is not inclined to issue any mandamus to the respondents for consideration of the case of the petitioner on the basis of 2006 panel, specially due to the fact that before filing of the writ application petitioner did not raise his claim before any authority. However, it is observed that as and when fresh process for appointment of Panchayat Teachers is initiated, case of the petitioner shall also be considered on merit and petitioner shall not be held disqualified on account of having acquired Intermediate qualification from a vocational course. The writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)