IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.204 of 2010 Ram Prit Manjhi Son of Sri Mathura Manjhi, resident of village Rajapur, P.S. Kataiya, District Gopalganj……………………………….Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Human Resources Development, New Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Director, Directorate of Elementary Education, H.R.D. Department, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Collector, Gopalganj. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Gopalganj. 5. The Block Development Officer, Kataiya, District Gopalganj. 6. The Block Education Extension Officer, Kataiya, District Gopalganj. 7. The Mukhiya Gram Panchayat Raj, Karkatha, P.S. Kataiya, District Gopalganj. 8. The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj, Karkatha, P.S. Kataiya, District Gopalganj……………………………………………………Respondents ------- 3 12.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. Petitioner’s claim in this writ application for his appointment as Panchayat Teacher is on the basis that he was holding a degree of Madhyama (Visard) from Hindi Sahitya Sammelan Prayag at Allahabad. A Division Bench of this Court in the case of State of Bihar Vs. Mamta Kumari, reported in 2010 (4) PLJR 318 has authoritatively held that the said degree 2 was never recognized as a valid degree in this State for appointment of teachers. Hence, appointment obtained on the basis of such qualification had to be held void ab initio. In view of such authoritative pronouncement of the Division Bench, this Court does not find any merit in this writ application. The same is dismissed. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)