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Ravindra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-08-27Mr. Justice Mohit Kumar Shah2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12491 of 2024 ====================================================== Ravindra Kumar S/o Ram Vilas Ray Resident of Village/Mohalla- Madhopur, P.O.- Susta, P.S.- Maniyari, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Principal Secretary, Department of Vigilance, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Director General, Economic Offence Unit, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Inspector General, Excise Prohibition and Registration, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

5.

The District Collector, Muzaffarpur.

6.

The Senior Dy. Collector, District Development Cell, Muzaffarpur. 7.

The District Audit Officer, Muzaffarpur, 8.

The Assistant Director, District Social Security Cell, Muzaffarpur. 9.

The Secretary, Hanuman Prasad Gramin Vikash Seva Samiti, Block and P.S.-Kudhni, District-Muzaffarpur.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs.Renu Kumari, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Alok Ranjan, AC to AAG-5 For EOU :

Mr.VNP Sinha, Sr. Advocate Mr.Vijay Anand, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 27-08-2024

1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following relief(s):- "1(i) For issuance of a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ/ writs, order/ orders, direction/ directions commanding the concerned respondents to make immediate and appropriate enquiry into financial embezzlement of huge government funds committed by the Respondent No.-9, against whom preliminary enquiries were made on the efforts and initiatives of the petitioner and the matter was sent to the Economic

Patna High Court CWJC No.12491 of 2024(2) dt.27-08-2024 2/2 Offence Unit, Govt. of Bihar, Patna but thereafter nothing was done nor even any closure report was submitted by any concerned Respondent and the Respondent No.-9 was allowed to escape till date from the process of law. (ii) For issuance of a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ/ writs, order/ orders, direction/ directions commanding the concerned respondents to ensure speedy and effective enquiry in the matter of the aforesaid financial embezzlement done by Respondent No.-9 and further legal actions against him and also for issuance of appropriate order/ orders, direction/ directions commanding the concerned Respondents to fix accountability on the guilty respondent(s) officials due to whom such enquiry could not be done till date against Respondent No.-9 for the aforesaid financial embezzlement."

2. At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks not to press the present writ petition, however, seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioner to avail such other alternative remedies as are otherwise available under the law, for redressal of his aforesaid grievances. Liberty so sought is granted.

3. The writ petition stands disposed off.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Saurav/- U