IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6480 of 2009 ARUNA DEVI, wife of Prem Lal Yadav, resident of village Madhuban, P.S.Janaki Nagar, Block Ban Mankhi, District Purnea--------petitioner Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.The Secretary, Panchayat Raj, Govt. of Bihar Patna 3.The Commissioner, Purnea Division,Purnea 4.The District Magistrate, Purnea 5.The District Panchayat Raj Officer,Purnea 6.The Deputy Development Commissioner,Purnea 7.The Sub Divisional Officer,Sub Division, Purnea 8.The Block Development Officer, Ban Mankhi Anchal, Purnea 9.The Mukhia, Madhuban Panchayat,Anchal Ban Mankhi,District Purnea------------respondents ----------- 2. 21.5.2009 The petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction of the respondent authorities in not taking appropriate action on the several representations filed by her with respect to the grievance that the Mukhiya of the Gram Panchayat, Madhuban has become physically and mentally incapable of performing his functions as Mukhiya as a result of which all development works of the Panchayat have come to a standstill; and further to handover charge of the functions of the Mukhiya to the petitioner Up-Mukhiya under the provisions of Section 17(2) of the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2 2006, but no concrete action has been taken by the respondents in this regard. In the above circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to consider the representation of the petitioner and dispose of the same in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) spal/