IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9559 of 2007 1. DINESH PASWAN, SON OF LATE SONELAL PAWAN, RESIDENT OF NAYA BAZAR KABAIYA ROAD, WARD NO.20 NEAR KALI ASTHAN LAKHISRAI, P.S. LAKHISARAI, DISTRICT LAKHISARAI 2. BIRENDRA KUMAR, SON OF DHANESHWR SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SAHPUR, P.S. CHANAN, DISTRICT LAKHISARAI 3. DEEP LATA KUMARI, D/O RAM GULAM YADAV, WIFE OF BINAY KUMAR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAMNAGAR, P.S. CHANAN, DISTRICT LAKHISARAI 4. ANIRUDH KUMAR, SON OF LATE SHYAM SUNDAR BHAGAT, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BANSHIPUR, P.S. CHANAN, DISTRICT LAKHISARAI 5. PANKAJ KUMAR, SON OF KARU YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE ITAHARI, P.S. CHANAN, DISTRICT LAKHISARAI….PETITIONERS Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RSOURCES DEVELOPMENT, BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE COLLECTOR, LAKHISRAI 3. THE S.D.O., LAKHISARAI 4. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, LAKHISARAI 5. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, CHANAN, DISTRICT LAKHISARAI 6. THE BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER, CHANAN, DISTRICT LAKHISARAI 7. THE PANCHAYAT SEVAK-CUM-MEMEBR SECRETARY, SIKSHAK NIYOJAN SAMITI, KHUTUPUR, GRAM PANCHAYAT, KHUTUPUR, P.S. CHANAN, DISTRICT LAKHISARAI 8. MUKHIA-CUM-PRESIDENT SIKSHAK NIYOJAN SAMITI GRAM PANCHAYAT KHUTUPUR, P.S. CHANAN, DISTRICT LAKHISARAI 9. MUKESH KUMAR SINGH, SON OF ASHOK KUMAR SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TILAKPUR, P.S. CHANAN, DISTRICT LAKHISARAI 10. RANJEET SINGH, SON OF LUTISH YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BANSHIPUR, P.S. CHANAN, DISTRICT LAKHISARAI - 2 - 11. SHAMBHU KUMAR, SON OF RAMAKANT SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE LOTHIYA, P.S. DAMODARPUR, P.S. LAKHISARAI, DISTRICT LAKHISARAI 12. NEELAM KUMARI, D/O RAM SAGAR PD. YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DEV NAGAR GOHARI PANCHAYAT GOHARI, P.S. CHANAN, DISTRICT LAKHISARAI 13. PRADEEP KUMAR, SON OF MAHENDRA DAS, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BASMATIYA, P.S. CHANAN,DISTRICT LAKHISRAI......... RESPODNENTS ----------- 2. 28.07.2009 Learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned counsel for the State inform this Court that now Appellate Authorities constituted by the State Government under Rule 18 of the Bihar Panchayat Prarambhik Shikshak (Niyojan Avam Seva Sart) Niyamvali, 2006 are functional and are now efficacious alternative forums available to the petitioners and others for consideration of their grievances. In view of the submissions of the learned counsels and in view of the availability of the efficacious alternative forum, the writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to file an appropriate application before the concerned Authority, if not already filed, for redressal of their grievances. In case such an application is filed by the petitioners, the Authority shall make all endeavours to dispose - 3 - of the same on its own merits by a speaking order preferably within the time prescribed under the Rules for the purpose. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion with regard to the merits of the claim of the petitioners. B.T (J.N. Singh, J.)