r^UM. wa'aa'-aj "s^i^ ^l.i^, ^or^i ^v^v i/.i lEano F1 1 L, 'WIE^. SfNHA, it??SS"»s ot Petitioner ih Tiwari. O/^_ c'a-.-s r'i?'-*?--."—*! ibGUt o/o GHH rTamnain s iw^Hj occupaxiori Journalist R/o Ward No.6. Tilda Nevi r^;^i..s-;A4. o^i.^.i >- fr^/^\ i-/!05.ii^t. iS.Ci^Ui s.\^\SS The State of Chhattisgarh, through the i5£CrSt8sV, HUDIIC vVOF IViantraiav at DKS Bh UDIIC vVOFKS UBpBninSn^ wvan. RalDur (CG) Chhattisaarh Rajya Sahakari Vipnai Sangh Maryadit, 880, Civi! Lines, HC Raipur, Through its Managing Director \A/n^L. Depsrtmenl jblic r^^^—N-*.-^^*-^ ^/t 11 SCilU5?yCSE f l, Raipur (CG) Collector, Raipur, Tehsil and r\:^i»-:^t- o-.">-t??f f^-^\ LJlalIt^'l, fveiipul ^^ The Superintending Englneer, Public Works DspsrtinBnt, Ralpur (CG) The Executive Enalneer Pubiic Works DeDartment, BaJoda 6'-^^ Bazar Division 'rF^t Fsin; u" f'fsf-S;^ .1 t^/i r^sfuui \\^'^.fi 7 District Mark Fed Officer, Vipnan Sangh, Chhattisgarh, Rajys Sahakari Vipnan Sangh Maryadit, Ramsagar Psra, Nutan Kisan Rice MJtl Psrisar, Raipur (CG) 8 The Branch Manaaer, Zila Sahakari r\druiiy-i3 Qtffiirs., i Raipur (CG) •</-./4?1- Tilda, District icharae. Dhan Sanarahan Kendra, T'*E<-i-s hi^-ff^ n^i-^^ D-»! 1 ilua l^cvia L^iaii'^E, a\di ^ /r^r^.\ (^^3j ^ '1^ s 1 •'ass^i g ?*' f3 ^ "^"!1;'^ "°:SS3SSiS'' ^ ''\ ^ Writ Art B* S^, S^'S'f^1 B ^Lii l.£''Lri Present : Smt Mala Dubey, counse! for the Shri Kishore Bhaduri, Additionai Advocate Generai for the State/resDondents No.1. 3, 4, 5& S. ith > Js n^; i... The foilowina tajeev GuDta, C.J. order of the Court was passed bv Learnsd counsel forthe parties are heard on admission. 2) Petitioner Ramesh Tiwari claiming himself to be a Journaiist has fiied this writ petition styted as 'Public Interest Litigation' for the sna reilefs: "1) That this Hon'ble CQUrt may kindly be pieased to issue a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents 7 to 9 to produce the entire records incEuding transportation bilis and payments made to the transporters relating to transportation of paddy from Sanahrahan Kendra Tilda Nevra to various destination (FC1 Fad) since 2005 to 2009 for kind perusal of this Hon'bie Court; 2) This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent No.6 to produce the records reiating the issuance of Annexure P-7; $) That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleassd to order to resoondent "o.1 to initiate hiah level inquire relatina to the pavments made to the transporters and thereafter appropriate civii / cnmina! proceedSngs includina departmenta! proceedinas be drawn against the actua! offenders and the excess payments made to the '^, l»KgBi> B SSS, j '^;.S fts •s" contractors be recovered from the transporters as 'A'ell as the concerned ofricers of the department; 4) That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent No.3 to initiate inqulrv with reaard to issuance of Annexure P-7 by the officers/officials of the respondent No.6 and the officer /emplovee found aulltv of misconduct, fhey be punished in accordance with 5) That the respondents No.7 to 9 may kindly bi directed to recover the excess amount paid to the contractors since from 2005 on account of transportation 6) Any other relief which th.is Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper mav aiso be passed in favour of the petitioner together with cost of the instsnt petition." 3) T'he petitioner, thus, in substance is seeking an enquiry against respondents No.7, 8 & 9 on the allegations of their having rnade excess payment to the transporters towards transDortatJon /'•.K' ^i E< t) For ascertaining the correctness of the allegations made bv the petitioner in the writ petition againstj^spondents No.7, 8 & 9, a 'fact findina enquiry' vvould be necessan/. In our opinion, such l?-2<<If fl? 'fact finding enquin'' can be better conducted bythe "LokAayog'. 5) tn this view of the mattsr, we dedine to entertain the writ petition fited bv the petitioner as 'Pubiic Interest Litigation' with the iberty to the petitloner to approach the 'Lok Aavog' for the redressal of his grlevances proiected in the writ petition. 6) Wlth tne above liberty, the v/rit petition is dismissed. 7) Securitv amount of Rs.5,000/- deposited bv the Detitioner be refunded to the petltioner immediatelv. SdA , Chief Justice Sd/- s""yKumarsinha Judge