IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12745 of 2010 RANJANA KUMARI W/O SANJEEV KUMAR SINGH RESIDE OF VILL SHADIPUR, P.O.GOKHALENAGAR BISHANPUR, P.S.BALLI, DISTT-BEGUSARAI. VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE DIRECTOR , DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY EDUCATION GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE BEGUSARAI 4. THE DISTRICT DEVP.COMMISSIONER BEGUSARAI 5. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION BEGUSARAI 6. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER SAHEBPUR KAMAL, DISTT-BEGUSARAI 7. THE BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER BLOCK SAHEBPUR KAMAL, DISTT-BEGUSARAI 8. THE MUKHIYA PANCHAYAT RAJ SANDALPUR, BLOCK-SAHEBPUR KAMAL, DISTT-BEGUSARAI 9. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY PANCHAYAT SANDALPUR, BLOCK-SAHEBPUR KAMAL, DISTT- BEGUSARAI 10. THE HEADMASTER, PRIMARY SCHOOL BAHLORIYA PANCHAYAT, PANCHAYAT SANDALPUR, BLOCK- SAHEBPUR KAMAL, DISTT-BEGUSARAI. ----------- 02 01.10.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. This writ application has been filed for quashing of Annexure-2, being the order of termination of petitioner’s service as Primary Panchayat Teacher, as communicated to her under Memo No.3 dated 25.02.2008. The solitary ground on which the petitioner has been terminated is that her qualification was Up-Shastri which was not equivalent to Intermediate otherwise there was nothing wrong. The issue has since been decided in several judgments wherein it has been held that for the purposes of Panchayat Teahcer Up-Shastri is deemed to have been equivalent to Intermediate. Thus, the ground on - 2 - which the petitioner has been dismissed in non est in the eye of law and cannot be sustained. Accordingly, the impugned order of termination is set aside and the petitioner is directed to be reinstated. Petitioner would be entitled to full remuneration for the period for which she has actually worked. This is, however, subject to the condition that in the meantime the vacancy caused by dismissal of petitioner has not been filled up. The writ application stands disposed of. Trivedi/ (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)