Nibha Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6673 of 2025 ====================================================== Nibha Kumari D/o Vilas Prasad, Wife of Manish Kumar, Resident of VillageSabour Mansarpur, Police Station- Sabour, District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Director, Primary Education Department, Government of Bihar Patna. 3.

The District Education Officer, Banka.

4.

The Block Education Officer, Amarpur, Dist- Banka. 5.

The Member Secretary-cum-Panchyat Secretary Employment Unit Gram Panchyat- Ratanpur, Makdumma, Block- Amarpur, District- Banka. 6.

The Department of Vigilance, Bihar, Patna, 6 Circular Road. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Saurabh Kumar For the State :

Ms. Supragya, AC to GP-7 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 24-04-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties concerned.

2. The petitioner has filed the present writ application, being aggrieved by the order passed by the Panchayat Secretary, Panchayat Ratanpur, Makdumma, Amarpur, Banka, vide letter no. 09, dated 07.06.2023, by which the petitioner has been dismissed from the post of Panchayat Teacher, Primary School, Kumhara, Ratanpur, Makdumma, Amarpur, Banka.

3. Learned counsel for the State submits that the District Appellate Authority has been constituted under the Rules

Patna High Court CWJC No.6673 of 2025(2) dt.24-04-2025 2/2 for hearing the grievances of the teachers. The petitioner has directly approached this Court without availing the remedy before the District Teachers Appellate Authority.

4. In view of the aforesaid submissions, the present writ application is disposed with the liberty to the petitioner to approach the concerned District Teachers Appellate Authority against the impugned order.

5. It is made clear that if an appeal is filed within one month from today, with condonation of delay petition, the District Teacher Employment Appellate Authority shall consider the same and shall pass a reasoned order, in accordance with law, within a reasonable time frame.

6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ application is disposed.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) ashwani/- U