IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16174 of 2010 1. RAM SEWAK OJHA S/O VISHWANATH OJHA R/O VILL.- KHARATAR, P.O.- KHARATAR, P.S.- SIMRI, DISTT.- BUXAR 2. SRI BHAGWAN OJHA S/O TARKESHWAR YADAV R/O VILL.- KHARATAR, P.O.- KHARATAR, P.S.- SIMRI, DISTT.- BUXAR 3. DADAN OJHA S/O LATE RAM PYAR OJHA R/O VILL.- KHARATAR, P.O.- KHARATAR, P.S.- SIMRI, DISTT.- BUXAR 4. NAGESHWAR YADAV S/O LATE BABU LAL YADAV R/O VILL.- KHARATAR, P.O.- KHARATAR, P.S.- SIMRI, DISTT.- BUXAR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BUXAR 3. THE SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT, SONE BHAWAN, P.S.- SACHIWALAYA, DISTT.- PATNA 4. THE DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, BUXAR 5. THE CHIEF SECRETARY OF BIHAR, PATNA 6. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER SIMRI, P.S.- SIMRI, DISTT.- BUXAR 7. TEJ NARAYAN OJHA S/O LATE HARBHAJAN OJHA THE MUKHIYA OF KHARATEKARA GRAM PANCHAYAT, P.S.- SIMRI, DISTT.- PATNA 8. PANCHAYAT SECRETARY OF KHARHA TEKARA PANCHAYAT P.S.- SIMRI, DISTT.- BUXAR ----------- 2. 15.02.2011 The Lawyers are abstaining from Court work today on a call made by the Bihar State Bar Council. This matter had been listed under the heading ‘to be mentioned’ on a motion slip filed that a direction may be given to the authorities to enquire into the matter. The allegations in the writ petition relate to alleged acts of the Mukhiya, Kharatar Gram Panchayat, Simri District-Buxar. The petitioners are stated to be the President and Secretary of the NGO. 2 There is no occasion for this Court to make any observations in respect of the allegations in view of the fact that a remedy is available to them under Section 18(5) of the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006, when if satisfied the authorities can act in accordance with law. In the nature of the limited prayer, the disposal of this application shall not be prejudice the petitioner in any manner for reason of the absence of his counsel. The writ application stands disposed. P. Kumar ( Navin Sinha, J.)