IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11990 of 2011 Nagendra Sharma, son of Late Bhupal Singh,Resident of village-Alipur, Police station-Piparia, District-Lakhisarai, at present working as an Incharge Headmaster in Middle School, Mohabbatpur, Anchal and District- Sheikhpura……….petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. 2. The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Director,H.R.D.New Secretariat, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate-cum-Chairman, District Education Establishment, Sheikhpura. 5. The Deputy Development Commissioner-cum-Deputy Chairman, District Education Establishment Committee, Sheikhpura. 6. 6. The District Education Officer-cum- Member, District Education Committee, Sheikhpura. 7. The District Superintendent of Education-cum- Member Secretary, District Establishment Committee, Sheikhpura. 8. The Treasury Officer-CUM-Member, District Education Establishment Committee, Sheikhpura. 9. 9.The District School Inspector-cum-Member District Education Establishment Committee, Sheikhpura. 10. The District Welfare Officer-cum-Member, District Establishment Committee, Sheikhpura………….. Respondents --------- -- 2 27.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel appearing for the State. The grievance of the petitioner in the writ petition is that he has been ousted from the panel of seniority list for the grant of M.A Trained Pay Scale(Pay Scale of Head Master) without mentioning any valid reason as well as without giving any opportunity of hearing. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though the petitioner is holding a valid P.G. degree but for not a valid and justifiable reason, his name has been left out from the panel prepared for grant of promotion in MA Trained Scale. After hearing the parties, this Court feels that the writ petition can be disposed off at this stage without considering the merit list 2 for the reason it is the respondent authority which is to decide and adjudicate on the issue since it relates to recognition of valid degree for granting MA Trained scale. It is in the domain of the State Government to decide the mater at the first stage. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed off with a direction to respondent no.6 to consider the case of the petitioner for being included in the seniority list of M.A. Trained Teachers based upon his qualification as per government circulars.. Let the same be done within four weeks from the date of production/receipt a copy of this order upon him. Sudha ( Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.)