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    "title": "Bihar State School Teachers and Employees Disputes Redressal Rules, 2015",
    "short_title": "Bihar State School Teachers and Employees Disputes Redressal Rules, 2015",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. 7/V 3-80/2011-513,",
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            "content": "(i) \"Elementary School\" means the government /nationalised primary and middle school (government aided schools are included in it) established for imparting education up to class V or class VIII;\n(ii) \"Secondary school\" means the government / nationalised / project / minority school imparting education up to class X;\n(iii) \"Higher Secondary school\" means the government / nationalised / project / minority school up to class XII;\n(iv) \"Minority school\" means the school governed by the linguistic or religious community defined under clause (1) of Article 31 of the Indian Constitution and is getting grants from the government;\n(v) \"Niyojit Teacher\" means the teacher employed in elementary, secondary and higher secondary schools of the state according to Niyojan Niyamawali-2006 and under the successive employment Rules after that;\n(vi) \"Niyojit Karmi\" means the librarians, clerks, peons and other employees of the elementary / high and higher secondary schools employed according to Niyojan Niyamawali;\n(vii) \"Non-Government and Non-aided\" schools means Elementary, Secondary and Higher Secondary schools which are constituted and managed by the management committee of the society/trust within the state;\n(viii) \"Government\" means Government of Bihar;\n(ix) \"Department\" means the Education Department;\n(x) \"Niyojan Niyamawali\" means the Niyamawali notified for employment of teachers and non-teaching employees from elementary schools to higher secondary schools;\n(xi) \"Appellate Authority\" means the District Appellate Authority Constituted at the district level and the State Appellate Authority Constituted at the state level;\n(xii) \"District Appellate Authority\" means an authority constituted at the district level under these rules;\n(xiii) \"State Appellate Authority\" means an authority constituted at the State level under these rules to hear appeal against the order of District Appellate Authority under these rules;\nChapter - 2",
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            "number": "3",
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            "number": "4",
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            "number": "5",
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            "content": "(a) is or has been or is qualified to be a District Judge or Additional District Judge;\nor\n(b) has, held class I posts under Bihar Administrative Service or Bihar Education Service, for at least two years;\n(a) has been a Justice of Hon'ble High Court, or\n(b) has been an officer of Indian Administration Service and has held the post of Principal Secretary/ Level of Principal Secretary for at least two years.",
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            "number": "6",
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        {
            "number": "8",
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            "number": "9",
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        {
            "number": "10",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Amount for the office of Appellate Authority.",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Bank account and its operation.",
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Powers and functions of the District Appellate Authority.",
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            "content": "(a) Summoning and ensuring the attendance of persons and compel them to give oral or written evidence on oath and to produce documents;\n(b) Requiring the discovery and inspection of documents;\n(c) Receiving evidence on affidavit;\n(d) Issuing summons for examination of witnesses or documents;",
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            "number": "14",
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            "content": "(a) Summoning and ensuring the attendance of persons and compel them to give oral or written evidence on oath and to produce documents and things;\n(b) Requiring the discovery and inspection of documents;\n(c) Receiving evidence on affidavit;\n(d) Issuing summons for examination of witnesses or documents;",
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            "number": "15",
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        {
            "number": "16",
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            "number": "18",
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            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Monitoring and Report.",
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        {
            "number": "20",
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        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Dissolution of Appellate Authority.",
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        {
            "number": "22",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 7th February, 2020 [bh713]",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. 7/V 3-80/2011-513, dated 13.05.2015",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2015",
        "Short Title": "Bihar State School Teachers and Employees Disputes Redressal Rules, 2015",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}