IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.974 of 2011 KUMAR RAVIRANJAN & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 3 09.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and counsel for the State as well as respondent No. 6. As per the writ application petitioners were applicants to the advertisement issued in the year 2008 on the post of Block Teacher in Ramagarhawa Block in the District of East Champaran at Motihari. According to the petitioners all the formalities were completed and even the final merit list which was prepared was approved under the signature of the District Superintendent of Education, Motihari. The list was verified then approved but the final appointment letters have not been issued. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the Block Education Officer i.e. respondent No. 5 wherein the assertions have been made that all has not been well with the provisional or the merit list which was prepared then. There are many discrepancies which has emerged and those discrepancies have been pointed out in Annexure-A which has been annexed with the counter affidavit. Whether the stand of the Block Education Officer, Ramagarhwa is bona-fide or not is a matter of record but cannot be certified by this Court. Therefore, the writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the District Superintendent of Education, Motihari, 2 East Champaran to summon the Block Education Officer, Ramagarhwa with the records of the case verify the final position and accordingly give appropriate direction with regard to the status of the petitioners or the desirability of going ahead with the selection list and issuance of appointment letters to the teachers in question including the petitioners. This Court expects the exercise to be completed within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. Prakash ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)