IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15320 of 2009 1. NARESH SHARMA, S/O SHEI KRISHNADEO SHARMA, VILL -SAUR BAZAR, P.S. SAUR BAZAR, DISTT- SAHARSA. 2. DHUKNI DEVI, W/O RAGHUNANDAN CHOUDHARY, VILL -SAUR BAZAR, P.S. SAUR BAZAR, DISTT- SAHARSA. ….PETITIONERS. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, THROUGH THE SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR , PATNA. 2. THE DIRECTOR EDUCATION, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SAHARSA. 4. THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, SAHARSA. 5. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, SAHARSA. 6. FANNI LAL YADAV, HEADMASTER, MIDDLE SCHOOL SAUR BAZAR, P.S. SAUR BAZAR, DISTT- SAHARSA. ….RESPONDENTS. ----------- For the petitioners :Ms. Renu Jha, Advocate. For the respondents-State : Mr. Shashi Bhushan Kumar, SC-16. ----- 03/ 20.07.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners challenging the appointment of respondent no.6 on the post of Headmaster, although he was appointed as teacher in the school while he was only a student of Class IX aged about 15 years. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that they have filed application before the District Superintendent of Education, Saharsa as far back as on 11.06.2009, but no heed is being paid by - 2 - the authority concerned and the illegality is continuing affecting the studies of children. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the District Superintendent of Education, Saharsa to consider the aforesaid application filed by the petitioners and other villagers and after giving opportunity of hearing to all the parties concerned and after making due inquiry, decide the matter expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)