ORAL JUDGMENT

Date : 22-01-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties concerned.

2. The petitioner has challenged the order dated 07.03.2019, passed by the State Appellate Authority, Bihar, Patna in Appeal No. 598 of 2017, whereby the order dated

15.02.2011, passed by District Teachers Employment Appellate Authority, East Champaran, Motihari in case no. 648 of 2010 has been set aside and respondent no. 10 has been directed to be appointed.

3. The background facts of the case is that process of appointment of Panchayat Shiksha Mitra was initiated in the year 2005. 16 posts were advertised, out of which, 09 posts were for female and the rest 07 were for Male, divided as Unreserved-04, BC-01, MBC-01 and SC-01. The petitioner and respondent no. 10 are under general category. According to the petitioner, he was having higher weightage point than the respondent no. 10 and was also placed at serial no. 1 in the merit list and the respondent no. 10 was placed at serial no. 5. Despite the same, appointment letter was issued in favour of respondent no. 10 and claim of the petitioner was rejected on the ground that educational certificates were not annexed along with the application form by t