Raibun Tara v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17814 of 2011 ======================================================

1. Raibun Tara D/O Ahmad Resident Of Village Admapur, P.S. + P.O. Manjhagarh, District Gopalganj Presently Working As Selected Teacher In The Upgraded Middle School Umar Mathia In The Gram Panchayat Raj Devapur Sheikhpura, District- Gopalganj .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State Of Bihar Through The H.R.D. Department, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna

2. The District Public Education Officer, Gopalganj

3. The Block Education Officer, Manjha Block, Gopalganj

4. The Panchayat Sachiv, Gram Panchayat Raj Devapur Sheikhpurdil, Gopalganj

5. The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj, Devapur Sheikhpurdil, Gopalganj

6. Reena Kumari Pandey D/O Binod Kumar Pandey Resident Of Village Bhadkaian P.O. + P.O.- Manjhagarh, Dist- Gopalganj .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kumar Veerendra Narayan For the Respondent/s : Mr. Harish Kumar GP 8 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-11-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.

It is submitted on behalf of respondent nos. 4 and 5 that they were directed to appear personally before this court on 28th November, 2016 but since this court was not available, respondent nos. 4 and 5 appeared before the Registrar General. Since the matter relates to appointment of Panchayat teacher and this Court has been informed that the Bihar State Teachers Appellate Authority has started functioning, this writ

Patna High Court CWJC No.17814 of 2011 (8) dt.30-11-2016 2/2 application is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file appeal before the Appellate Authority within a period of four weeks.

In view of the fact that the petitioner is pursuing the remedy before this court as this writ application is pending before this Court since 2011 and both sides agree not to raise the issue of limitation before the Appellate Authority. The Appellate Authority is expected to decide the matter expeditiously on merit in accordance with law without allowing the parties to raise the issue of limitation, provided, the appeal is filed within a period of four weeks.

Accordingly, the writ application is disposed of. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Anil/- U