Raj Kishore Prasad v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1879 of 2018 ====================================================== Raj Kishore Prasad, Son of Late Sukhdeo Prasad, Resident of Village & Post Purnahiya Kothi, P.S. Ghorasahan, District East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Secretary, Rural Development Department, Bihar, Patna.

2. The Secretary, Rural Development Department, Bihar, Patna.

3. The Director, Primary Education, Education Department, Bihar, Patna.

4. The District Magistrate, East Champaran.

5. The District Programme Coordinator (MANREGA), East Champaran

6. The Deputy Development Commissioner, East Champaran

7. The Block Development Oficer, Ghorasahan Block, East Champaran.

8. The Programe Officer, Ghorasahan Block, East Champaran.

9. The Panchayat Rozgar Sewak, Purnahiya Panchayat, Ghorashan Block, East Champaran.

10. The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat, Raj Purnahiya Ghorasahan Block, East Champaran ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Anjani Kumar -AA4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 30-04-2018 Inter alia contending that in the area in question in execution of MGNREGA scheme various illegalities have been committed and in spite of complaint made nothing has been

Patna High Court CWJC No.1879 of 2018 dt.30-04-2018 2/3 done, this petition has been filed for issuing a mandamus. Under the MGNREGA Scheme itself there is a provision for resolution of such dispute and cause of inquiry by the State Level Monitoring Committee and thereafter by a further Committee envisaged under the Scheme and considering all these factors, a coordinate Bench of this Court in the case of Vijay Shahi & Ors. Vs. The Union of India and others-2014

(4) PLJR 108 had relegated the parties to take recourse to the remedy of representing to the Development Commissioner, Chairman of the Committee and the Committee was directed to look into the matter and this Court also on 30th of June, 2017 in C.W.J.C. No.5333 of 2017 (Jagat Paswan Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.) has granted the said liberty to the petitioner. The petitioner is also granted liberty to represent to the Development Commissioner, Chairman of the Committee constituted under the Scheme and the Committee is directed to look into the grievance of the petitioner and proceed in accordance with law.

In case a complaint is made before the Statutory Grievance Redressal Committee, the same shall be dealt with and decided by the Committee, preferably within six months from its presentation along with a copy of this order.

Patna High Court CWJC No.1879 of 2018 dt.30-04-2018 3/3 With the aforesaid liberty to the petitioner, the matter stands disposed of.

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