IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1236 of 2007 1. PRAKASH KUMAR YADAV, SON OF SRI BESARI LAL YADAV 2. DILIP KUMAR YADAV, SON OF LATE SUNDAR LAL YADAV, BOTH RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE KARAHBARI, P.O. BHOJPUR, P.S. BARDAHA, DISTRICT ARARIA……………………………PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, PRIMARY & ADULT EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 2. THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, ARARIA 3. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, ARARIA 4. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ARARIA 5. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, SIKTI BLOCK, DISTRICT ARARIA 6. THE BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER, SIKTI BLOCK, DISTRICT ARARIA 7. PANCHAYAT SEVAK-CUM-PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, BENGA GRAM PANCHAYAT, BLOCK SIKTI, DISTRICT ARARIA 8. THE MUKHIYA, BENGA GRAM PANCHAYAT BLOCK SIKTI, DISTRICT ARARIA 9. MANOJ KUMAR PANJIYAR, SON OF SHIV NARAYAN PANJIYAR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KARAHBARI, P.O. BHOJPUR, P.S. BARDAHA, DISTRICT ARARIA 10. DHARMENDRA KUMAR MANDAL, SON OF GUGU MANDAL, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SOHDI, P.O. AND P.S. BASDAHA, DISTRICT ARARIA 11. SURENDRA KUMAR MANDAL, SON OF VISHNULAL MANDAL, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SOHDI, P.O. AND P.S. BASDOHA, DISTRICT ARARIA 12. SUBASH CHANDRA PANJIYAR, SON OF LATE DHARMENDRA PAJJIYAR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KARAHBARI, P.O. BHOJPUR, P.S. BARDAHA, DISTRICT ARARIA………………..RESPONDENTS ----------- 2. 14.09.2009 Learned counsel for the petitioners 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 - 2 - Panchayat Prarambhik Shikshak (Niyojan Avam Seva Sart) Niyamvali, 2006 are functional and are now efficacious alternative forums available to the petitioners and others for consideration of their grievances. In view of the submissions of the learned counsels and in view of the availability of the efficacious alternative forum, the writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to file an appropriate application before the concerned Authority, if not already filed, for redressal of their grievances. In case such an application is filed by the petitioners, the Authority shall make all endeavours to dispose of the same on its own merits 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 petitioners. B.T (J.N. Singh, J.)