IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3519 of 2007 1. DHARMENDRA KUMAR RAM s/o Sri Deo Nath Ram, resident of village Gidaha, P.S. Phulwaria, district Gopalganj. 2. Sanjit Kumar s/o Vidya Nand Prasad, resident of village Jigna Gopal P.s. Mirganj, District Gopalganj. 3. Hemanth Kumar s/o Ramprit Yadav, resident of village +P.S. Phulwaria, Dist. Gopalganj. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. District Magistrate, Gopalganj. 3. District Education officer, Gopalganj. 4. Block Development officer, Gopalganj. 5. Mukhia Gram Panchayat Raj Gidaha, P.S. Phulawaria, O.P. Sripur, Gopalganj. 6. Siksha Samiti Sadasya, Gram Panchayat Gidaha, P.s. Phulwaria, O.P. Sripur, Gopalganj. 7. Panchayat Sachiva, Gidaha Panchayat, P.S. Phulwaria, O.P. Sripur, Gopalganj. 8. Headmaster, Ramdhyan Choudhary Sahayogi High School Bathua Bazar, Gopalganj. 9. Prakhand Siksha Prasar Padadhikari, Phulwaria Block, Dist. Gopalganj. 10. Panchayat Samiti Sadasya Kshetra-1 Gidaha Panchayat, P.S. Phulwaria, O.P. Sripur, Bathua Bazar, Gopalganj. 11. Ranjan Kumar Manjhi, s/o Rambriksh Manjhi, resident of Panchayat Shiksha Mitra, Gidaha Panhayat, through Mukhia, Gidaha Panhayat, P.S. Phulwaria, O.P. Sripur, Gopalganj. 12. Pashupati Nath Ram, s/o Vikarma Ram, resident of Panhayat Shiksha Mitra, Gidaha Panchayat, through Mukhia, Gidaha Panchayat P.S. Phulwaria, O.P. Sripur, Gopalganj. ----------- 2 1.10.2010 Having heard counsel for the petitioners and counsel for the State as with regard to the following relief, “That this application is being filed for issuance of a writ in the nature of Mandamus commanding the Respondent authorities to add the names of the petitioners in selection list which is published by the Respondents on 10.11.06 for the post of Panchayat Sikshaks of Gidaha Panchyat (P.S. Phulawaria) in District Gopalganj.” this Court is of the considered opinion that such grievance of the petitioners in the first instance has to be considered by the District Teachers Appellate Authority created 2 under 2006 Rules. Admittedly, the petitioners have not moved the said authority. Counsel for the petitioners, however, would submit that the petitioners had moved the Block Development Officer who had found substance in their such complaint. In view of the fact that Panchayat Teacher Rules 2006, itself provides a specific authority namely the District Teachers Appellate Authority to look into such grievance, no other government official would be competent to take a final decision in this regard and as such the petitioners are required to move the said Authority by filing their individual complaint and in the said complaint it will be also open for the petitioners to rely on the order of the B.D.O which shall also be taken into consideration by the said Authority before passing its final order. That being so, if petitioners would file their separate complaints within a period of one month from today the authority shall make its all endeavor to dispose of the same on merits within the statutory period as fixed under 2006 Rules after affording opportunities of hearing to the petitioners and Respondents no. 11 and 12 With the aforementioned observation this application is disposed of. Abhay Kumar ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)