IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11171 of 2008 Sadanand Kamat, son of Sri Manna Lal Kamat, resident of village Palasi, Police Station Narpatganj, District Araria……………………………Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar, through Secretary General Government of Bihar, Old Secretariate, Patna. 2. The Commissioner – cum - Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Patna (Bihar). 3. The District Magistrate, Araria (Kishanganj). 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Kishanganj 5. Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Kishanganj. 6. Block Development Officer, Dighalbank, Kishanganj. 7. The Post Master General, Patna (Bihar). 8. The Post-Master, Dighalbank, Kishanganj. 9. Chandra Kumar Sinha, Panchayat Sachiv, Village Singheemari, Dighalbank, Kishanganj. 10. Md. Rahman Ali S/o Walid Ali, Resident of Harban Danga, Kishanganj……………………….Respondents --------- 3 20.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. The grievance of the petitioner is that the notice which was sent to him for appearance in the counselling was received after five days of the counselling. It is submitted that petitioner had filed a complaint before the Block Development Officer soon thereafter, a copy whereof is annexed as Annexure-4 with the writ application. It is also submitted that no final orders have been passed on the said complaint so far. 2 In view of the amendment in the Rules in 2008, Block Development Officer has no authority to entertain any complaint and pass any order in respect of appointment or service conditions of Panchayat Teachers and it is now the statutory Appellate Authority constituted in terms of amendment in the Rules, which can entertain the complaint. In the circumstances, respondent-Block Development Officer, Dighalbank, Kishanganj is directed to transmit the said complaint of petitioner to the Appellate Authority within four weeks from today. On receipt of the complaint, Appellate Authority shall issue notice to the concerned parties giving them opportunity to heard, call for the original records from the office of the Panchayat and shall decide the matter in accordance with law on merits within three months from the date of receipt of complaints/records from the office of the B.D.O. The writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)