Subhash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5351 of 2018 ====================================================== Subhash Kumar, Son of Late Devendra Yadav, Resident of Village Jiwachhpur, P.S.- Gamhariya, District- Madhepura. ... ... Petitioner/s

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1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna.

2. The Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Director, Panchayati Raj Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

4. The Commissioner, Koshi Division, Saharsa.

5. The District Magistrate, Madhepura.

6. The Circle Officer, Gamhariya, District- Madhepura. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amarnath Jha, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Manish Kumar, A.C. to AAG-6 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 09-04-2018 In case the petitioner has any grievance with regard to the resolution passed by the Gram Panchayat, filing of Public Interest Litigation under Article 226 of the Constitution, is not the appropriate remedy for the petitioner. Under the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act itself statutory provisions are available for filing complaints and challenging the resolution and, therefore, indulgence into the matter in a Public Interest Litigation is not called for.

Granting liberty to the petitioner to take recourse to the statutory remedy of approaching the authorities under the

Patna High Court CWJC No.5351 of 2018 dt.09-04-2018 2/2 Bihar Panchyat Raj Act and the rules framed thereunder, the writ petition stands disposed of.

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) P.K.P./- AFR/NAFR N.A.F.R.

CAV DATE N.A.

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