Ajay Patel v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (PIL) No. 103 of 2017

1. Ajay Patel S/o Shivpal, Aged About 34 Years

2. Babulal, S/o Nankiram Kewat, Aged About 50 Years

3. Basant Kumar Kaiwartya, S/o Firat Ram, Aged About 36 Years

4. Jambulal Kewat, S/o Saheblal Kewat, Aged About 32 Years All are resident of Village And Gram Panchayat Khapridih, Police Station Gidhouri, District Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioners

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh Through The Principal Secretary, Panchayat And Rural Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. The Collector, Balodabazar, District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh

3. Gram Panchayat Khapridih, Through Its Secretary, Khapridih, Police Station Gidhouri, District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh

4. Khageshwar Das Vaishnav, S/o Kumar Das, Aged About 37 Years Sarpanch Gram Panchayat Khapridih, Police Station Gidhouri, District : BalodabazarBhathapara, Chhattisgarh

5. The Zila Panchayat, Balodabazar, District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh

6. The Janpad Panchayat Kashdol, Balodabazar, District : BalodabazarBhathapara, Chhattisgarh

7. Ritesh Yadav, Sub Engineer, Enquiry Officer, Balodabazar, District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh

8. J. S. Rajpur, Sub Auditor, District Enquiry Officer, Balodabazar, District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh

9. The Director, Local Fund Audit, Office B-99, Main Road, Samta Colony Near Doctor Pandey Nursing Home, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioners : Shri Rakesh Pandey, Advocate.

For Respondent/State : Shri A.S.Kachhwaha, Additional Advocate General. For Respondent No. 3 & 4 : Shri Sunil Sahu, Advocate.

For Respondent No. 7 and 8 : Shri Shashank Thakur, Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Ajay Kumar Tripathi, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Pritinker Diwaker, Judge Order on Board Per Ajay Kumar Tripathi, Chief Justice 10/07/2018 1.

In this writ petition, which is a public interest litigation, allegations had been made against the Sarpanch of village panchayat, Khapridih of certain scheme not having been done or completed. 2.

An enquiry seems to have been carried out by a Committee and report has been submitted which has been brought on record alongwith a covering memo.

3.

The findings being what they are, it is left open now to the Petitioners to move the competent authority to take action against the Sarpanch by following due process of law. At this stage, nothing further is required to be ordered or directed in this case except the liberty which has been granted to the Petitioners, as above. The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of.

Sd/- Sd/- (Ajay Kumar Tripathi) (Pritinker Diwaker) CHIEF JUSTICE JUDGE Amit