IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8350 of 2011 SHAILENDRA KUMAR SINGH, son of late Nathuni Singh, resident of Village- Balbhadrapur, P.S. Kurhani, District- Muzaffarpur. ……. Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, through the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. District Superintendent of Education, Muzaffarpur. 3. The Block Development Officer, Kurhani, Muzaffarpur. 4. The Block Education Extension Officer, Kurhani, Muzaffarpur. 5. The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj, Harpur Balara, P.S. Kurhani, District- Muzaffarpur. 6. The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj, Harpur, P.S. Kurhani, District- Muzaffarpur. 7. The Headmaster of Primary School, Raghunathpur Chikani Panchayat, Harpur, Balora, District- Muzaffarpur. 8. Co-ordinator Cluster Resource Cluster, Middle School, Bhangra, Kurhani, District- Muzaffarpur. 9. Shashi Ranjan Kumar, Headmaster, Primary School, Mathurapur, District- Muzaffarpur. 10. Sadhana Kumari, wife of Shri Sunil Kumar, resident of Village- Thodhi Ratan, P.O. Kesharwan, District- Muzaffarpur, presently posted as Teacher of Primary School, Raghunathpur, Chikani, District- Muzaffarpur. …….Respondents. ----------- 02- 11.5.2011 Heard Mr. Sameer Ranjan for the petitioner. The writ petition is directed against the order dated 21.1.2011 (Annexure-25), passed by the learned District Teachers Appointment Appellate Authority, Muzaffarpur, whereby the petitioner’s Case No.208 of 2010, has been rejected. It is with respect to appointment of Panchayat Teacher of Gram 2 Panchayat Raj, Harpur, Balora, Block- Kurhani, District- Muzaffarpur, which had taken place in 2008. 2. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties. The Panchayat in question had conducted the selection process in the year 2010, for appointment of Panchayat Teacher. In view of the petitioner’s non-appointment, he filed the aforesaid Case No.208 of 2010, before the learned Appellate Authority, which has been rejected, inter-alia, on the ground that the petitioner’s certificate/degree was not from a recognized institution. It appears to us that this is a valid ground to reject the candidature of an applicant for job. 3. We do not find any merit in this writ petition. It is accordingly dismissed. (S.K. Katriar, J.) S.K.Pathak/