Chandrashekhar Azad v. The Union Of India Through Ministry Of Rural Development, Krishi Bhawan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1453 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.- Year-0 Thana- District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Chandrashekhar Azad S/O Suryanarayan Singh R/O Vill- Murhan, Ward No.- 8, P.S- Goradih, Distt.- Bhagalpur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The Union Of India Through Ministry Of Rural Development, Krishi Bhawan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110001. 2.
The State Of Bihar Through Principal Secretary Rural Development Department Old Secretariat, Patna. Bihar 3.
Manrega Commissioner, Rural Development Department, Old Secretariat, Patna. Bihar 4.
Economics Offence Unit, Bihar, Patna. Bihar 5.
The Director General Of Police, Patel Bhawan, Patna Bihar 6.
The Central Bureau Of Investigation, 6th Floor Lodhi Road Plot No.-5, B Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, C.G.O. Complex, New Delhi-110003. 7.
The District Magistrate, Bhagalpur. Bihar 8.
The D.D.C. Bhagalpur. Bihar 9.
The D.P.O.(MANREGA), Bhagalpur. Bihar.
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Rajive Ranjan Singh, Advocate For the EOU :
Mr. V.N.P. Sinha, Sr. Advocate Mr. Vijay Anand, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 12-12-2023 By filing this writ application, the petitioner is seeking a direction to the respondents to make an enquiry/investigation by independent agencies in the matter of financial irregularities said to have been committed under the MANREGA Scheme and other Schemes.
2. To this Court, it appears that the present writ application has been filed by way of a public interest litigation.
Patna High Court CR. WJC No.1453 of 2023(2) dt.12-12-2023 2/2 This Court is not sitting in the roster of public interest litigation, hence, this application, as framed, cannot be entertained.
3. This application is dismissed.
(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) arvind/- U