Ram Vilash Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.686 of 2019 ====================================================== Ram Vilash Paswan S/o-Kimat Paswan R/o Village-Lagma, P.S.- Rambhadrapur, District- Darbhanga.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar through the Principal secretary, Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2.

Principal Secretary Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3.

District Magistrate, Darbhanga 4.

Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar, Darbhanga 5.

Rakesh Kumar Gupta S/o not Known, Presently Working as Sub Divisional Officer, Sadar, Darbhanga 6.

District Welfare Officer Darbhanga 7.

Block Development Officer, Tardih Block, Darbhanga. 8.

Dhanajay Kumar S/o not Known Presently Working as Block Development Officer, tardih Block, Darbhagna.

9.

Panchayat Secretary of Gram Panchayat Raj Lagma, P.S.-Tardih, BlockTardih, District-Darbhanga. 10.

Bipin Kumar Jha S/o not Known Presently Working as Panchayat Secretary of Gram Panchayat raj Lagma, P.S.-Tardih, Block-Tardih, Darbhanga. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Shankar Kumar Thakur Mr. Baidya Nath Thakur, Advocates For the Advocate :

Mr. Gyan Prakash Ojha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 07-01-2020 The petition filed on 07.01.2019 is listed for hearing for the first time today before the Court.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.

Petitioner has prayed for the following relief/s:

Patna High Court CWJC No.686 of 2019(2) dt.07-01-2020 2/3 "For direction to the Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, govt. of Bihar, Patna (R.2) to hold inquiry and take legal action against the respondents and other officials involved in embezzling/siphoning of public money meant for distribution of old age pension among the real beneficiaries in Gram Panchayat Raj Lagma of Tardih Block in the district of Darbhanga during the period 2016-17 and 2017-18."

After the matter was heard for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner shall be content if a direction is issued to the concerned respondents to consider and decide the representation, which the petitioner shall be making afresh within a period of four weeks from today. Learned counsel for the State states that upon receipt of such request, if any, the same shall be dealt with in accordance with law, expeditiously and positively within a period of three months from the date of receipt thereof. Equally, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to take recourse to such alternative remedies as are otherwise available in accordance with law.

We are hopeful that as and when petitioner takes

Patna High Court CWJC No.686 of 2019(2) dt.07-01-2020 3/3 recourse to such remedies, as are otherwise available in law, before the appropriate forum, the same shall be dealt with, in accordance with law and with reasonable dispatch. The petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (Sanjay Karol, CJ) ( Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) K.C.Jha/- U