Ritesh Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1167 of 2018 ====================================================== Ritesh Ranjan, Son of Muneshwar Rai, Resident of Village Narainpur, P.S.- Garakha, District- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2. Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3. Principal Secretary, Department of Finance, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

4. Commissioner, Saran at Chapra.

5. District Collector cum Magistrate, Saran.

6. S.P. Saran, Chapra.

7. District Programme Officer, Saran.

8. D.D.C. Saran, Chapra.

9. B.D.O. Garakha, Saran.

10. Block Programme Officer, Garakha, Saran.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dr. Arun Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. ANJANI KUMAR -AAG4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 06-03-2018 Inter alia contending that in the district of Saran in execution of MNREGA scheme in Garakha Block various illegalities have been committed, this petition has been filed in public interest.

Under the MNREGA 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

Patna High Court CWJC No.1167 of 2018 dt.06-03-2018 2/2 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. 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.

With the aforesaid liberty to the petitioner, the matter stands disposed of.

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