Manoj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5415 of 2017 =========================================================== Manoj Kumar, Son of Girjanandan, resident of Village - Nakata Digha, P.S. Digha, District Patna.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through its Secretary, Apada Prabandhan Department, New Secretariat, Patna.

2. The Apada Prabandhan Department, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.

3. The District Apada Prabandhan Department, Patna.

4. District Magistrate, Patna.

5. Sub-Divisional Officer, Patna.

6. Circle Officer, Patna.

7. Block Development Officer, Patna Sadar. Patna.

8. Mukhiya of Nakata Diyara Gram Panchayat, P.S. - Digha, Distt. - Patna. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : None For the Respondent/s : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Shrivastava, Advoate =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date: 14-07-2017 Inter alia contending that under the scheme formulated by the State Government for granting a sum of Rs.6,000/- to every member of a deprived family, who is affected by flood, under the Welfare measure, the people of Nakata Diyara Gram Panchayat in Block Patna Sadar District-Patna have not been granted the said benefit, the petitioner claiming to be an inhabitant of police station Digha, Patna has filed this writ petition in public interest and the direction sought for is that a sum of Rs.6,000/- be distributed to the

Patna High Court CWJC No.5415 of 2017 dt.14-07-2017 2/2 members of the deprived families under the Flood Relief Welfare Scheme.

The petitioner represents the cause of the people at large and in a public interest writ petition of the nature, we are not inclined to issue any mandamus general in nature. On the contrary, an aggrieved person, who is deprived of the benefit, is granted liberty to submit a claim before the District Magistrate, Patna and the District Magistrate, Patna is directed to look into the individual claim of the person concerned and settled it in accordance with law. With the aforesaid liberty to the individual person, the matter stands disposed of.

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) Sunil/- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE NA Uploading Date 18.07.2017 Transmission Date