Phool Kumari v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10475 of 2017 ====================================================== Phool Kumari Wife of Rakesh Choudhary, Resident of Village-Baikatpur, P.O.-Viman, P.S.-Ariari, District-Sheikhpura. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State Of Bihar 2.

The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department Government of BIhar, Patna.

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The Director, Primary Education, Government of Bihar, Bihar, Patna. 4.

The District Collector. Sheikhpura, District-Sheikhpura. 5.

The District Superintedent of Education, Sheikhpura, District-Sheikhpura. 6.

The Member District Teacher Employment Appellate Authority, Sheikhpura, District Shekhpura.

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The Block Development Officer-Cum-Member secretary, Block Teacher Employment Unit, Chewra Block, Di 8.

The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj, Ekarma Block Chewra, DistrictSheikhpura. 9.

The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj, Ekarma, Block Chewra, District-Sheikhpura.

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Renu Das, Wife of Sri Sunil Kumar, Resident of Mohalla-Karta Chowk, Rupani Pokhar, Chamar Toil, P.O.P.S.-Sheikhpura, District-Sheikhpura. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar Singh For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Prabhakar Jha, GP-27 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 01-07-2024

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 Block Development Officer-cum-Member Secretary, Chewara, vide Memo No. 1198, dated 07.12.2016, by which the petitioner has been terminated from the post of Block Teacher.

Patna High Court CWJC No.10475 of 2017(7) dt.01-07-2024 2/2

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