Ramanand Shastri Mahanth v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5765 of 2015 ====================================================== Ramanand Shastri (Mahanth), Chela of Late Mahanth Thakur Das, Resident of Kabir Math, Laxmipur Bagicha, Rosera, P.S.- Rosera, District - Samastipur.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

3. The President Bihar State Board of Religious Trust, Vidyapati Marg, Patna-1.

4. The District Magistrate, Samastipur.

5. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Rosera, Samastipur.

6. The Circle Officer, Rosera, Samastipur.

7. Deep Narayan Das alleged Chela of Late Mahanth Thakur Das, Presently appointed as alleged Mahanth of Kabir Math. Laxmipur Bagicha, Rosera, P.S.- Rosera, District - Samastipur.

8. Alok Kumar, S/o Late Sharmanand Rai, Resident of Village - P.O.- Sihma, P.S.- Khodawanpur, District - Begusarai. At present proprietor of Alok Electric, Kabir Math, Laxmipur Bagicha, Rosera, P.S.- Rosera, District - Samastipur.

9. Jitendra Kumar Sah, S/o Indradeo Sah, Resident of Village - Saidpur, P.S.- Khodawanpur, District - Begusarai. At present proprietor of Jitendra Jewellers, Kabir Math, Laxmipur Bagicha Rosera, P.S.- Rosera, District - Samastipur.

10. Braj Kishore Singh, S/o Vyas Nandan Singh, Resident of village - Ibrahimpur, P.S.- Khodawanpur, District - Begusarai. At present proprietor of Durga General Store, Kabir Math, Laxmipur Bagicha Rosera, P.S.- Rosera, District - Samastipur.

11. Mukesh Lal, S/o Jwala Prasad Lal, Resident of village - Purani Bazar, Main Road Rosera, P.S.- P.O.- Rosera, District - Samastipur.At present proprietor of Hardware Store, Kabir Math, Laxmipur Bagicha Rosera, P.S.- Rosera, District - Samastipur.

.. .... Respondents

Patna High Court CWJC No.5765 of 2015 (2) dt.09-07-2018 ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arbind Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Ms. Geeta Kumari, GP-28 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-07-2018 This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for issuance of a direction to the competent authorities to direct respondent no. 7 not to misuse the amount of rent collected from the shops and godowns of Late Guru Mahanth Sri Thakur Das Ji of Kabir Math, Rosera and deposit the same in an account safely. The petitioner claims himself to be a citizen of India and, thus, having interest in proper functioning of the said Math. The averments made in the writ petition are quite vague. Besides that several disputed questions of fact have been raised in it, which cannot be adjudicated in a summary proceeding under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.) Sanjeet/Suman U