Patna High CourtCWJC/14673/2012disposed

Rekha Devi And ORS. v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2015-07-14Mr. Justice Samarendra Pratap Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14673 of 2012 ======================================================

1. Rekha Devi, W/O Sidhnath Kumar, resident of Village - Singhari, P.S. Dhanarua, Dist. Patna , Former Mukhiya (2006-11) of Gram Panchayat Raj Bahrampur, Block - Dhanarua, District - Patna

2. Madan Lal, S/O Late Jagdish Prasad Mochi, resident of Village - Barni, P.S. Dhanarua, Dist - Patna, Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Raj Barni, Block Dhanarua, Distt. Patna

3. Kiran Devi, W/O Jitendra Ram, resident of Village - Kuswan, P.S. Dhanarua, Dist. Patna , Mukhiya - Gram Panchayat Raj Hulaschak Bir .... .... Petitioners

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The Secretary, Department of Panchayati Raj, Govt. of Bihar, Patna

3. The District Magistrate, Patna

4. The District Panchayati Raj Officer, Patna

5. The Deputy Development Commissioner Cum Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad, Patna

6. The Block Development Officer, Dhanarua .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ansul, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Gautam Bose, AAG8 : Mr. Rohit Mishra, AC to AAG-8 For the Zila Parishad : Mr. Nilesh Kumar, Advocate ======================================================

CORAM:

HONOURABLE MR.

JUSTICE SAMARENDRA PRATAP SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-07-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the respondents.

The writ application has been filed in the year, 2012. The petitioners seek quashing of the letter dated 12.06.2012 passed by the Deputy Development Commissionercum-Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad, Patna directing the Block Development Officer, Dhanarua to recover the money from the petitioners for having spent the money allotted to them under

Patna High Court CWJC No.14673 of 2012 (2) dt.14-07-2015 2 / 2 13th Finance Commission on hand pump and other items and not on Anganbari Centers.

A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent no.2 stating that in spite of Collector's instruction, the money was spent on other items, other than Anganbari Centres, for which the money was disbursed.

In my view, the petitioners should first approach the Deputy Development Commissioner-cum-Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad, Patna itself.

With the aforesaid observation, this writ application stands disposed of.

(Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.) Uday/- U