IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8300 of 2009 PRAVEEN KUMAR, son of Durga Prasad Sah, resident of village Milki, Police Station, Mirganj, District- Purnia Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. District Magistrate, Purnia, District Purnia 3. Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Sub-Division- Dhamdaha, District Purnia 4. Block Development Officer, Block- Dhamdaha, Sub-Division- Dhamdaha, District Purnia 5. Sarpanch, Panchait Raj Rangpura South, Block Dhamdaha, Sub- Division- Dhamdaha, Police Station Mirganj, District Purnia ----------- 02/ 20.07.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner was recommended for appointment as Secretary of the Panchayat. His appointment was not made in the light of the recommendation, then he moved before the Sub- Divisional Magistrate, Dhamdaha, who passed order dated 9.1.2008 directing the Gram Panchayat concerned to appoint the petitioner as the Secretary of the Panchayat. Against the order dated 9.1.2008 passed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Dhamdaha, appeal was filed by Smt. Sudha Devi, Sarpanch, which is numbered as Misc. Appeal No. 29 of 2008. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the order of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Dhamdaha has not been stayed by the appellate authority, yet the petitioner is not being allowed the benefit of the order dated 9.1.2008. 4. Let the petitioner appear before the District Magistrate, Purnia and invite his attention by filing representation to the aforesaid fact, who should pass appropriate 2 order as early as possible, in any case within one month from the date of receipt of the representation and until disposal of the appeal or grant of any interim order, should ensure compliance of the order dated 9.1.2008, passed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Dhamdaha. 5. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)