IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2694 of 2009 PINKI KUMARI, wife of Shankar Kumar, resident of Village – Maharajganj-I ( Chakmaka), P.S. Janki Nagar, District – Purnea, Bihar. ___________ Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Director, Panchayat Raj, Bihar, Patna. 5. The Commissioner, Purnea Division, Purnea. 6. The District Magistrate, Purnea. 7. The District Panchayat Raj Officer, Purnea. 8. The Block Development Officer, Banmankhi, District – Purnea. 9. Rehman Praveen, wife of Md. Gilwan, resident of Village – Dhrubwilas, P.O. Chakmaka, P.S. Banmankhi, District – Purnea, the Mukhiya of the Gram Panchayat Raj Maharajganj-I, District – Purnea. 10. The Mukhiya of the Gram Panchayat Raj, Maharajganj-I, District –Purnea. 11. The Panchayat Secretary, Panchayat Raj, Maharajganj-I, District – Purnea. 12. Member, Board of Revenue, Bihar, Patna. 13. Deputy Secretary, Board of Revenue, Bihar, Patna. ________ Respondents ----------- 03. 28.02.2009 Today Raman Kumar, Deputy Secretary is present in person. Except for offering apology to the Court he has no explanation for the order dated 4.12.2008 which was passed by him which is a communication contained in annexure-6. Learned Additional Advocate General – 10 submits before the Court that if a petition is filed by the petitioner before the Member, Board of Revenue the needful would be done within a fortnight. The Court expects that officials of the State to understand the law and the amendments brought about by the State Government in a better fashion than the way they have done in the present case. Vide order dated 22.2.2008 the intervention application has been rejected by the Member, Board of Revenue. The same order is - 2 - quashed for a fresh reconsideration on the issue. The writ application stands disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to move the Member, Board of Revenue for adjudication at the earliest. The personal appearance of the Deputy Secretary is dispensed with. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)