IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1455 of 2008 1. Shri Ram Rai, Son of Sri Hriday Narain Rai, resident of Village & P.O. Chandawa, Ara, P.S. Nawada, District Bhojpur 2. Binod Kaushal, Son of Sri Hridaya Narain Rai, resident of Village & P.O. Chandawa Ara, P.S. Nawada, District Bhojpur 3. Rita Rai, Wife of Sri Onkar Nath Rai, resident of Village & P.O. Chandawa, Ara, P.S. Nawada, District Bhojpur……………………………………………………………….Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Principal Secretary, H.R.D. Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Research & Training, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar. 4. The District Education Officer, Bhojpur at Ara. 5. The D.S.E. Bhojpur at Ara. 6. The D.S.E. Buxar. 7. The D.S.E. Kaimur. 8. The S.D.E.O. North & South, Ara, Bhojpur. 9. The B.E.E.O. Udwant Nagar, Bhojpur through D.S.E. Bhojpur 10. The Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad, Lacknow, Uttar Pradesh through its Director, Bharat Bhawan, Matiyari Chainhat, Faizabad Road, Lucknow, U.P………………………………….…………… Respondents ----------- 2 13.09.2010 Learned counsels agree that the Appellate Authorities constituted by the State Government under Rule 18 of the Bihar Panchayat Prarambhik Shikshak (Niyojan Avam Seva Sart) Niyamvali, 2006 (as amended by Amendment Act, 2008) are now functional and hence an efficacious alternative forums is available to the petitioners and others for 2 consideration of all their grievances in respect of their employment. In the circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to file an appropriate appeal/application before the concerned Appellate Authority, if not already filed, for redressal of their grievances. In case such an appeal is filed by the petitioners within one month, the Appellate Authority shall consider the same and all documents enclosed therewith, including orders of this Court in identical matters, if produced, and other relevant records and make all endeavours to dispose of the same on merits in reference to the original records after hearing the parties concerned by a speaking order, preferably within the time prescribed under the Rules for the purpose, by condoning the delay, if any. No order of any authority, passed earlier in terms of Rule 18, as it stood prior to amendment, or any order passed by any authority of the Government at the District level shall be treated as impediment in consideration of the matter judiciously on merits in terms of this order. 3 It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion with regard to the merits of the claim of the petitioners. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)