IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8080 of 2011 SANJAY KUMAR MALLIK, son of late Baleshwar Mallik, resident of village- Madanpur, Police Station- Araria, District- Araria. …..Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Principal Secretary, Welfare Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Principal Secretary, Maha Dalit Commission, Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate, Araria. 5. The District Welfare Officer, Araria. 6. The Sub-divisional Officer, Araria. 7. The Block Development Officer, Araria Block, District- Araria. ……….Respondents. ----------- 02- 6.5.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner claims payment of arrears of honorarium while functioning as Vikash Mitra in Madanpur Panchayat under Araria Block. 2. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties. In view of the provisions of Section 11(3) of the Gram Panchayat Act 2006, every Gram Panchayat is a body corporate with perpetual succession and common seal and can sue and be sued on its own name. As the Gram Panchayat has not been made a party-respondent, the writ petition cannot proceed in its absence. Secondly, the petitioner approached this Court without exhausting the alternative remedy available to him in law. 3. The writ petition is dismissed. (S K Katriar, J.) S.K.Pathak/