Ravi Ranjan, J.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

2. Petitioners seek quashing of Annexure-9 which is order dated 8.11.2010 passed by the District Teacher Employment Appellate Authority, Muzaffarpur by which appointment of the petitioners as Shiksha Mitra has been cancelled.

3. The petitioners claim to have been engaged as Shiksha Mitra on 30.5.2005, 5.1.2006 and 30.5.2006 respectively. Initially engagement was for 11 months which, for the petitioner no. 1, was extended further for 11 months vide Annexure-2 dated 30.5.2006. However, after expiry of 11 months period the State Government took a decision vide Annexure-5 to absorb the Panchayat Shiksha Mitra who were working at the relevant time as Panchayat Teacher when Bihar Panchayat Elementary Teacher (Employment and Service Conditions) Rules, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as "the Rules 2006") were incorporated made effective from 1.7.2006. Eventually the petitioners were also engaged as Panchayat Teachers with effect from 1.7.2006 which was not challenged immediately thereafter before any authority. The petitioners engagement as Panchayat Shiksha Mitra was never challenged by any one. However, after a