Badri Prasad Mandal @ Badri Mandal v. Bihar State Board Of Religious Trust

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3867 of 2021 ====================================================== 1.

Badri Prasad Mandal @ Badri Mandal sons of late Kuldeep Mandal, resident of village Oriup, P.O. Patharghatta, P.S. Antichak (Kahalgaon), DistrictBhagalpur. 2.

Bhakti Mandal sons of late Kuldeep Mandal, resident of village Oriup, P.O. Patharghatta, P.S. Antichak (Kahalgaon), District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

Bihar State Board of Religious Trust through its Chairman, Vidyapati Marg, Patna.

2.

The Chairman, Bihar State Board of Religious Trust, Vidyapati Marg, Patna. 3.

The Area Incharge, Bihar State Board of Religious Trust, Vidyapati Marg, Patna.

4.

The State of Bihar 5.

The District Magistrate, Bhagalpur.

6.

The S.D.O. Kahalgaon- cum- Chairman, The S.D.O. Kahalgaon- cumChairman, Aadi Shakti, Shungal Mahamaya Devi, Oriup Mandirr Trust Committee, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur.

7.

Amrendra Kumar Vice Chairman Aadi Shakti, Shungal Mahamaya Devi, Oriup Mandir Trust Committee, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur. 8.

Prakash Mandal, son of Gopal Mandal, Secretary, Aadi Shakti, Shungal Mahamaya Devi, Oriup Mandir Trust Committee, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur. 9.

Birendra Mandal alias Biro Mandal, son of late Arjun Mandal, Deputy Secretary, Aadi Shakti, Shungal Mahamaya Devi, Oriup Mandir Trust Committee, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur.

10.

Devendra Mandal, son of late Shiv Murat Mandal, Treasurer, Aadi Shakti, Shungal Mahamaya Devi, Oriup Mandir Trust Committee, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur.

11.

Kishore Mandal, son of late Nilo Mandal, Member, Aadi Shakti, Shungal Mahamaya Devi, Oriup Mandir Trust Committee, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur. 12.

Ashok Mandal, son of late Indradeo Mandal, member, Aadi Shakti, Shungal Mahamaya Devi, Oriup Mandir Trust Committee, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur. 13.

Saryug Mandal, son of late Kharchu Mandal, Member, Aadi Shakti, Shungal Mahamaya Devi, Oriup Mandir Trust Committee, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur. 14.

Anant Mandal, son of Harcharan Mandal, member, Aadi Shakti, Shungal Mahamaya Devi, Oriup Mandir Trust Committee, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur. 15.

Gita Prasad Mandal, son of late Sidhu Mandal, member, Aadi Shakti, Shungal Mahamaya Devi, Oriup Mandir Trust Committee, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur.

16.

Anandi Mandal, son of late Paikh Mandal, member, Aadi Shakti, Shungal Mahamaya Devi, Oriup Mandir Trust Committee, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur.

Patna High Court CWJC No.3867 of 2021(5) dt.24-01-2022 2/3 ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr Sanjay Kumar, Advocate For the S t a t e :

Mr Md Raisul Haque, SC X For the B o a r d :

Mr Ganpati Trivedi, Sr Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH and HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH) 24-01-2022 This case has been taken up for online hearing through video-conference because of COVID 19 pandemic restrictions.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the respondents.

The petitioners approached this Court seeking quashing of a notification dated 19.02.2016 issued by Respondent No 2 whereby the ad hoc committee was constituted. It is submitted that main relief, sought for in the writ petition, has become infructuous. They further submit that subsequently a committee came to be constituted on 26.03.2021 in which the petitioners have also been included as members. However, subsequently, a show cause notice has been issued to them on 23.09.2021. They have replied on 18.11.2021. The said show cause notice relates to lodging of certain criminal cases against them and desired action on the basis of such facts.

Patna High Court CWJC No.3867 of 2021(5) dt.24-01-2022 3/3 Mr Ganpati Trivedi, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the Bihar State Board of Religious Trust (for brevity, the Board) has submitted that the Board has fixed 10.02.2022 for consideration on the petitioner's reply to the show cause notice.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this application stands disposed of with an observation that the Board shall be at a liberty to take appropriate decision on the basis of representation, filed by the petitioners pursuant to the show cause notice issued to them.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) (Madhuresh Prasad, J) M.E.H./- U