PATNA, India, March 8 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Feb. 5:

1. Heard learned counsels for the parties.

Re: I.A. No. 01 of 2024

2. Learned counsel for the appellants presses I.A. No. 01 of 2024 for condoning the delay of 42 days in preferring this appeal.

3. For the reasons stated in the application, the delay in preferring this appeal is condoned.

4. I.A. No. 01 of 2024 stands allowed.

Re: L.P.A No.422 of 2024

5. The present intra court appeal has been preferred by the appellants against the judgment dated 06.02.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in C.W.J.C. No.13156 of 2015, whereby the writ petition filed by the appellants was dismissed.

6. In the writ application, the appellants/petitioners had sought the following reliefs:-

"That this writ application is being filed for issuance of appropriate writ/s, order/s or direction/s commanding upon the respondents to reinstate the petitioners on the post of Assistant Teachers(Physical) in Kurshakanta Block."

7. The brief facts giving rise to the present appeal are that pursuant to an advertisement published in the Hindi daily newspaper "Hindustan" in the year 2008, the appellants applied for appointment on the post of Assistant Teachers (Physical). A merit-list was prepared by the competent authority and the appellants were selected and appointed. Accordingly, they joined their respective posts on 12.08.2010. The joining letters have been brought on record as Annexure-3 series to the writ application. Upon joining, the appellants were directed to produce their educational certificates, and thereafter, the appellants discharged their duties. The appellants were also deputed for training conducted by the Prakhand Sansadhan Kendra, Araria. After about five years, the Education Department, Government of Bihar initiated an inquiry pursuant to directions of the Hon'ble High Court regarding the genuineness of educational certificates and directed the concerned teachers to resign voluntarily and immediately, failing which recovery of the entire salary would be made. Pursuant to this the appellants submitted their resignation to the Block Development Officer-cum-Secretary, Teachers Employment Committee, Kursakanta.

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