IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5720 of 2008 1.Md.Tanweer Hassan @ Md.Tanweer Hussain, son of Md.Tajammul Hussain, resident of village Khushiyal Patti, P.S. Khutauna, District- Madhubani. 2.Musarrat Jabeen Abdul Qayyum alias Musarrat Jabeen, wife of Imteyaz Ahmad and daughter of Abdul Qaiyum, resident of village Maharajpur, P.S, Khutauna, District- Madhubani. ……….. Petitioners Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.The Commissioner and Secretary, Department of Human Resources Development, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3.The Regional Deputy Director of Education, Darbhanga Division, Darbhanga. 4.The District Magistrate, Madhubani 5.The District Superintendent of Education-cum- District Programme Coordinator, Bihar Education Project, Madhubani 6.The Block Development Officer, Khutauna, P.S. Khutauna, District- Madhubani 7.The Block Education Extension Officer, Khutauna, P.S. Khutauna, District- Madhubani 8.The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj, Parsahi(West) under Khutauna Block, P.S. Khutauna, District- Madhubani 9.The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj, Parsahi(West), P.S. Khutauna, District- Madhubani 10.Sayesta Begum, daughter of Md.Motiur Rahman, resident of village Rajpur, P.S. Khutauna, District- Madhubani 11.Md.Izharul Haque, son of Md.Ulphat Hussain, resident of village Jatahi, P.s. Khutauna, District- Madhubani 12.Lekha Nand Gurmaita, son of Sikandar Gurmaita, resident of village Parsahi, P.s. Khutauna, District- Madhubani. …………. Respondents ----------- 4. 25/07/2011 Petitioners are aggrieved by the appointment of respondent nos.10 to 12 ignoring their preferential claims on account of being higher in the merit list. It appears from Annexure-7 series that 2 the petitioners filed their complaint before the Block Development Officer and the matter was enquired into also. However, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that till today no final decision has been taken by the authorities. After constitution of the statutory Appellate Authority by virtue of 2008 amendment, the Appellate Authority is now competent body to decide the matters in respect of employment of Panchayat Teachers. It is provided that all pending matters at any stage at the Government level shall be transmitted to the concerned Appellate Authority for consideration and decision. In the circumstances, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the Block Development Officer/ District Magistrate/ competent authority to transmit the pending matters of the petitioners along with entire records to the concerned Appellate Authority positively within one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. On receipt of the records, the Appellate Authority shall issue notice to the concerned parties, shall hear 3 them and decide the same positively within the period prescribed under the Rules for deciding such matters. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)