PATNA, Aug. 5 -- The Patna High Court has directed that a teacher be reinstated in service, setting aside the order cancelling his appointment, terming it unsustainable in law. "The petitioner is directed to be reinstated in service forthwith. He shall be entitled to all service benefits, including salary, for the intervening period, which must be paid expeditiously," said the bench of Justice Purnendu Singh. The order, delivered earlier this week, came while hearing the petition of Ajay Kumar Khan seeking quashing the July 31, 2020 order of District Teacher's Employment Appellate Authority, Saharsa and July 4, 2021 order of ChairPerson (J), State Appellate Authority, Patna, by which his appointment was cancelled after a decade of service. Interestingly, the petitioner was also appointed through a court order in 2010 after a direction was issued to principal secretary, who in turn directed the DM, Saharsa to take action against the panchayat secretary and BDO, Simri Bakhtiyarpur. However, in 2017 another petition was filed before the District Teacher's Employment Appellate Authority, which directed the selection committee to pass a fresh order. By a fresh order in 2022, the appointment was cancelled by the secretary-cum-member, panchayat selection committee, Mohanpur, Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Saharsa. Counsel for the petitioner, Ratan Kumar, said first the petitioner was denied selection as panchayat teacher on unreserved seat despite fulfilling criteria and he moved the HC in 2008, which led to his appointment in 2010. In 2017, one Virendra Kumar again filed an appeal challenging his appointment in 2017 before the District Appelate Authority, which directed the selection committee to pass a fresh order....