IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11851 of 2008 DEVTA DEVI, D/O CHANDRA SHEKHAR OJHA, R/O VILLAGE-NACHAP, P.S.-MANJHI IN THE DISTRICT OF SARAN AT CHAPRA. ………PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE DIRECTOR, PRIMARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, SARAN, CHAPRA. 4. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, SARAN, CHAPRA. 5. THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, SARAN, CHAPRA. 6. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, SARAN, CHAPRA. 7. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MANJHI, SARAN, CHAPRA. 8. THE BLOCK EXTENSION EDUCATION OFFICER, MANJHI, SARAN, CHAPRA. 9. THE MUKHIYA GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ BHAJAUNA NACHAP, SARAN. 10. THE SECRETARY GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ BHAJAUNA NACHAP, SARAN. ………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2 15.10.2011 Petitioner’s grievance is that in the process of appointment of Panchayat Teachers held in terms of 2006 Rules, she had applied. She had 70.3% merit marks. Still she was not appointed whereas other person with lower merit marks was appointed. Against her grievance with regard to non-consideration of her preferential right for appointment as Panchayat Teacher 2 she has an alternative remedy available before the Appellate Authority constituted under the Rules. In the circumstances, this writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to move the Appellate Authority in accordance with law. Arvind/ ( J.N. Singh, J.)