IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.2555 of 2011 ==================================================== Anil Kumar, Son of Late Sone Lal Paswan, resident of Village- Jasparha, Post office-Milky-Chak Baje, Via-Singhara, P.S. Tisiauta, District-Vaishali, Presently Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Raj Adalpur. …. …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through Secretary, Finance Department, Patna. 2. The Regional Manager, Central Bank of India, Kalambag Road, Muzaffarpur. 3. The Branch Manager, Central Bank of India, Jasparha, Presently at and P.O. Jandaha, District-Vaishali. 4. The Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India at Patna. …. …. Respondents ==================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner: Mr. Srinandan Prasad Singh, Advocate with Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent No.1: Mr. Parth Sharthi, S.C.-10 For the Respondent No.2&3: Mr. Ajay Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Respondent No.4: Mr. Kaushal Kumar Jha. ==================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 5. 16.3.2011. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution in public interest is filed by a resident of village Jasparha, P.O.-Milky-Chak Baje, P.S. Tisiauta, District-Vaishali against the action of the respondent Central Bank of India in shifting its branch from village- Jasparha to the Block headquarter at Jandaha. Thereby the villagers are deprived of the banking facilities. In response to the petition the Bank has filed counter affidavit. It is stated that the branch at village- Jasparha was required to be shifted for security purposes as well as for extending the core banking facility. It is - 2 - also stated that an alternative arrangement for banking facilities at the doorstep is in the process. Such facilities will be provided within three months. In view of the alternative arrangement being made by the bank, no further order is required to be made on this petition except that the alternative arrangement will be made at the earliest possible, preferably by 30th April 2011. Subject to the above direction, the petition is disposed of. Pawan/- (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Jyoti Saran, J)