IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13762 of 2006 Lalita Kumari, wife of Shri Hari Prasad Singh, resident of village Maranpur, P.S. Agiwaon, District- Bhojpur …… Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3.District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Bhojpur at Ara 4.Deputy Development Commissioner, Bhojpur at Ara 5.District Superintendent of Education, Bhojpur at Ara 6.Block Education Extension Officer, Agiwaon, District- Bhojpur at Ara 7.Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Baruna Block Agiwaon, District- Bhojpur, Ara 8.Secretary (Panchayat Sevak) Baruna Panchayat Block- Agiwaon, District- Bhojpur, Ara 9.Mrs. Savita Kumari, W/O Shri Ashok Kumar, Shiksha mitra, Gram Panchayat Baruna, Block Agiwaon, District- Bhojpur, Ara ……. Respondents ----------- 3. 16/09/2009 Learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State informs 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 (as amended by Amendment Act 2008) are functional and are now efficacious alternative forums available to the petitioner and others for consideration of their grievances. In view of the submissions of the - 2 - learned counsels and in view of the availability of the efficacious alternative forum for consideration of matters relating to employment of Shiksha Mitra/Panchayat Shikshak, the writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an appropriate application before the concerned Authority, if not already filed, for redressal of her grievance. In case such an application is filed by the petitioner, the Authority shall consider the same and all documents enclosed therewith, and shall make all endeavours to dispose of the same on its own merits, after hearing the parties concerned, 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 petitioner. Pradeep/ (J. N. Singh, J.)