IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13789 of 2009 1. RAMAKANT SINGH S/O- SRI BASHISTA SINGH DEPUTY CHIEF WARD PARSHAD, NAGAR PARISHAD, CHAPRA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, TOWN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE SECRETARY, TOWN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE JOINT SECRETARY, TOWN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR 4. THE COMMISSIONER SARAN COMMISSIONARY, CHAPRA 5. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE CHAPRA 6. THE NAGAR PARISHAD, THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN CHAPRA 7. THE CHAIRMAN, NAGAR PARISHAD CHAPRA 8. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NAGAR PARISHAD CHAPRA ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Janardan Prasad Singh, advocate For the respondents 6, 7 and 8: Mr. Rakesh Kumar Tiwary, advocate For the State: Mr. Harendra Prasad Singh, GA 6 ------------- 6 15-12-2009 Heard the parties. The petitioner has approached this court in public interest raising apprehension that funds allotted to Chapra Nagar Parishad for execution of schemes under Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) may lapse because now, as per government direction the funds are to be used by allotment of work through open tender and not on the basis of private negotiations/departmental allotment. Having heard the parties, we are of the view that precaution has been taken that the funds do not lapse and only direction required from this court is to remind the Chapra Nagar Parishad to be prompt in the matter so that schemes in the BRGF are taken up expeditiously and funds are utilized in proper manner 2 to promote the public interest. The writ petition is disposed of. BKS/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ.) (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)