IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.915 of 2007 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DIRECTOR, PANCHAYAT RAJ DIRECTORATE, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, PATNA DIVISION, PATNA 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BHOJPUR, ARRAH 5. THE DEPUTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER AT ARRAH. 6. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT RAJ OFFICER, BHOJPUR AT ARRAH. ………… Appellants Versus 1. RAMESH MISHRA, SON OF SRI NIWASH MISHRA, RESIDENT OF PAIJARIA UNDER GRAM PANCHAYAT BHATHAULI, P.O.- RAMASAR, P.S. AND BLOCK SANDESH, DISTRICT- BHOJPUR. 2. SHIVEJEE ROY, SON OF SHRI RAM CHANDRA ROY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & GRAM PANCHAYAT, DULAM CHAK, P.O.- DULAMCHAK CHOUDHARY, P.S.- CHOURI, BLOCK- SAHAR, DISTRICT- BHOJPUR. 3. RAM NIWAS SINGH, SON OF LATE RAMASHRAY SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE + P.O.- DHAMAR, P.S.- ARRAH MUFFASIL, BLOCK- ARRAH SADAR, DISTRICT BHOJPUR. 4. KAMAL NARAIN TIWARY, SON OF SRI KRISHNA BIHARI TIWARY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BARKI SANDIYA, UNDER GRAM PANCHAYAT RAMPUR SANDIYA, P.O.- RATANUR, P.S.- ARRAH MUFFASIL, BLOCK ARRAH SADAR, DISTRICT- BHOJPUR. 5. LAL BABU SINGH SON OF SHRI SHABHAATI SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KAMARIYA UNDER GRAM PANCHAYAT + P.O.- CHILAHARI, P.S.- AJIMABAD, BLOCK AGIAON, DISTRICT- BHOJPUR 6. SHAMBHOO SARAN SINHA, SON OF LATE SACHCHIDANAND SINHA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JAGATPUR UNDER GRAM PANCHAYAT NOORPUR, P.0.- PARSHURAMPUR, P.S.- KRISHNAGARH, BLOCK GARHARA, DISTRICT- BHOJPUR. 7. JITENDRA PRASAD SINGH, SON OF LATE RAMDAYAL SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILAGE- BAROON UNDER GRAM PANCHAYAT BURNOON, P.O.- BURNOON, BLOCK JAGDISHPUR, DISTRICT- BHOJPUR. 8. JAI KUMAR SINGH, SON OF LATE PUNYADEO SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- NARAYANPUR, P.O.- NASARATPUR UNDER GRAM PANCHAYAT NARAYANPUR, BLOCK SANDESH, DISTRICT- BHOJPUR. 9. RAJENDRA SINGH, SON OF SRI MUNDRIKA SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KOSHIER UNDER GRAM PANCHAYAT AMARUHAN, P.O.- KOSHIER, P.S.- CHOURI, BLOCK- SAHAR, DISTRICT- BHOJPUR. ……… Respondents ----------- 2 10 15.10.2009 Heard Mr. Arup Kumar Chongdar, A.C. to A.A.G.-2 for the appellants, and Mr. Jitendra Kumar Roy for the respondents. Learned counsel for the parties submit in one voice that the issue raised in the present appeal is governed by the judgment dated 11.8.2009, passed by a Division Bench of this Court in L.P.A. No. 789 of 2006 (State of Bihar & Ors versus Subhash Chandra Shukla & Ors). In that view of the matter, the present appeal is disposed of in terms of the said judgment. pkj (S.K. Katriar, J.) ( Kishore K. Mandal, J. )