Ajit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1758 of 2018 ====================================================== Ajit Kumar, S/o Sri Ram Swarup Singh, Resident of Village - Vill Fateha, Post Bel P.S. Obra, District - Aurangabad. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through its Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Principal Secretary, Co-operative Department, Bihar, Patna.

3. The Registrar Co-operative Department, Bihar, Patna.

4. The District Magistrate, Aurangabad.

5. Superintendent of Police, Aurangabad.

6. Joint Registrar, Magadh Division, Gaya (Co-operative Department).

7. District Co-operative officer Aurangabad.

8. The Block Co-operative Extension Officer, Bel Aurangabad.

9. Circle Officer, Obra Aurangabad.

10. Aurangabad Central Co-operative Bank, Aurangabad through its Branch Manager, Obra, Aurangabad.

.... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance:

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shashi Kant Kumar, Advocate. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Raj Ballabh Pd.Yadav, AAG 11. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 15-02-2018 Petitioner, for the financial irregularities reported in the newspapers, may either invoke the jurisdiction of the Lokayukta by filing a statutory complaint in accordance with law or even may file a private complaint under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure before the competent criminal court and as the petitioner has adequate remedy, we are not inclined to interfere into the matter in a P.I.L. under Article 226 of the Constitution. With the aforesaid liberty to the petitioner, the matter stands disposed of.

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Dilip, AR U