IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2843 of 2011 Jai Prakash Rawat son of Sri Lakshman Rawat, resident of Village- Khaira, P.O. & P.S. Khaira, District- Jamui. ----------------Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Divisional Commissioner, Munger. 4. District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Jamui. 5. Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC), Jamui. 6. District, Panchayti Raj Officer, Jamui. 7. Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO), Jamui. 8. In-Charge Deputy Collector, District Information-cum-Jan Sikayat Koshang (Public Grievance Cell), Jamui Collectorate, Jamui. 9. Block Development Officer, Khaira, District- Jamui. 10. Block Panchayti Raj Officer, Khaira, District- Jamui. 11. Sri Shiv Paswan, Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj, Khaira, P.O.& P.S. Khaira, District- Jamui. 12. Sri Upendra Singh, Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj, Khaira, Block Development Office, Khaira, P.O. & P.S. Khaira, District- Jamui. 13. Niranjan Kumar, Panchayat Secretary (2007 to 2008), Gram Panchayat Raj, Khaira, Block Development Office, Khaira, P.O. & P.S. Khaira, District- Jamui. -----------------Respondents. ---------------------------------- 3. 15.09.2011 Heard Mr. Prabhat Ranjan Singh for the petitioner, and learned A.C. to Mr. Devendra Kumar Sinha learned A.A.G. No. 2. for the State. This writ petition in the nature of Public Interest Litigation has been preferred seeking the following reliefs:- “That, petitioner being a conscious law abiding person humbly invokes the jurisdiction of this Hon’ble court for long inaction of state machinery, which led smooth embezzlement of public fund by 2 an elected Mukhiya and Panchayat Raj Secretary concerned under the illegal protection of state officials connected with the Panchayat Raj system. There nexus is so strong as they did not care even direction for enquiry and proper action issued in this matter by Hon’ble Chief Minister in his Janta Darbar”. 2. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties. The answer is to be found in the writ petition itself. The following portion of the writ petition is relevant:- “That, petitioner represented the matter before Hon’ble Chief Minister of Bihar in his Janta Darbar. Hon’ble Chief Minister was pleased to direct the District administration to make proper enquiry in this matter and if any illegality and embezzlement is found as being alleged by this petitioner, take necessary lawful action against concerned state officials and Mukhiya of Panchayat Raj Khaira. Pursuant to the direction enquiry was also held and found gross illegality and embezzlement of public money, be that as it may, no action was taken in this matter by state officials who are in connivance of Mukhiya of Khaira Panchayat and Secretary of the said Panchayat”. 3 3. It is thus evident that the petitioner has already approached the appropriate authority and ventilated his grievances, and action has already been taken. In such a situation, the present writ petition is not maintainable and is dismissed. Anand Kr. (S. K. Katriar, J.) (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.)