Date : 04-04-2024 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that earlier the petitioner had filed an appeal before the District Appellate Authority, Gaya and the District Appellate Authority rejected the claim of the petitioner, that the appeal is not maintainable because petitioner does not come under the purview of the Teacher (Annexure-P1).

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner relied upon the Patna High Court CWJC No.15062 of 2023 dt.04-04-2024 2/3 judgment of a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in C.W.J.C Nos.5489, 6392 of 2020 vide order dated 23.04.2022.

4. Considering the order passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, I set aside the Annexure-P1 and P2 of the writ application and direct the petitioners to file an appeal before the District Appellate Authority, Gaya within a period of two weeks and the District Appellate Authority, Gaya is directed to pass a reasoned and speaking order after hearing the petitioners or their counsel and dispose of the matter within a period of six months.

5. With the aforesaid direction, this writ application stands disposed of.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shikha/-