IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8165 of 2008 Rakesh Jha, son of Naresh Prasad Jha, resident of village Bhumihara Panchayat Parmanandpur, Block Shambhuganj, District- Banka. ………. Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.The Secretary, Human Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3.The Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 4.The Commissioner, Bhagalpur, District- Bhagalpur 5.The Regional Deputy Director of Education, Bhagalpur, District- Bhagalpur 6.The District Magistrate, Banka, District- Banka 7.The District Superintendent of Education, Banka, District- Banka 8.The Block Development Officer, Shambhuganj, District- Banka 9.The Block Education Extension Officer, Shambhuganj, District- Banka 10.The Gram Panchayat Parmanandpur through its Mukhiya within Block Shambhuganj, District- Banka 11.The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Parmanandpur Block Shambhuganj, District- Banka 12.The Gram Panchayat Secretary, Parmanandpur, Block Shambhuganj, District- Banka 13.The Headmaster, Primary School, Jhaluchak, Block Shambhuganj, District- Banka. ………… Respondents ---------------------------------- 3. 11/08/2011 Petitioner is aggrieved by order dated 4.4.2008 passed by the Panchayat Secretary under the directions of the District Magistrate, Banka by which his appointment as Shiksha Mitra has been cancelled. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that after 1.7.2006 petitioner had become Panchayat Teacher. Hence, his appointment as Shiksha Mitra could not be 2 cancelled. Pursuant to the amendment in the Rules in 2008, statutory Appellate Authority has been constituted to consider the grievances of the Panchayat Teachers. It is stated that the appointment of the petitioner has been cancelled when he had acquired the status of Panchayat Teacher under the Rules. In the circumstances, petitioner has an alternative remedy before the statutory Appellate Authority. The writ application is, therefore, disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to move before the concerned Appellate Authority in accordance with law within four weeks from today. If he does so, his case shall be considered by the Appellate Authority and disposed of complying with the Principles of Natural Justice, preferably within a period of two months from the date of filing of appeal by the petitioner. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)