IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.962 of 2006 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 2. THE ADDITIONAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT RAJ DIRECTORATE, BIHAR, VIKASH BHAWAN, PATNA. 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, KATIHAR 5. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT RAJ OFFICER, KATIHAR. …….. Appellants. Versus 1. JAGARNATH PASWAN, SON OF OHRI PASWAN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BINODPUR, P.S.- MOHRA, DISTRICT- KATIHAR. 2. TARKESHWAR BHARTI, SON OF LATE JAGDISH NATH BHARTI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BARARI, P.S.- BARARI, DISTRICT- KATIHAR. 3. MD. KAZIM KARIADAR, SON OF LATE ABUL HASAN KARIYADAR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE ALEPUR, P.O.- SHITALPUR, P.S.- KADWA, DISTRICT- KATIHAR. 4. ABDUL GAFFAR, SON OF LATE AHSAD HUSSAIN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHOLADANGI, P.O.- BHARRI, P.W. KADWA, DISTRICT- KATIHAR. 5. NIRMAL KUMAR SINGH, SON OF LATE KAPILDEW SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MUZWARALAL, P.O.- MUZUWARLAL, P.S. MANIHARI, DISTRICT- KATIHAR 6. PUNCHANAND THAKUR, SON OF LATE PREMCHAND THAKUR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O.- CHANDELI BHARRA, P.S.- HASANGANJ, DISTRICT- KATIHAR. 7. AHRAR AHMAD SON OF LATE MUNSI ABID RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BANIBARI, P.O.- MAHJNAGAR, P.S. KADWA, DISTRICT- KATIHAR 8. NIKHILESH KUMAR THAKUR, SON OF LATE LAXMI NATH THAKUR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MADARI CHAK, P.O.- MADARI CHAK, P.S.- MANJHARI , DISTRICT- KATIHAR 9. MD. SHAFIQUL HAQUE SON OF LATE SK. JINNATUL HUSSAIN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KALIDASPUR, P.O.- BAGHWA, P.S.- KADWA, DISTRICT- KATIHAR. 10. MD. MASIUR RAHMAN, SON OF MAULA BUX, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HAT BANGRORA, P.O.- GUWAL TOLI, P.S.- BARSOI, DISTRICT- KATIHAR. 11. SK. BADIRUDDIN AHMAD SON OF SK. TAMIRUDDIN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NALSAR, P.O.- HAT BALRAMPUR, P.S. BARSOI, DISTRICT KATIHAR. …….. Respondents ----------- 2 10 15.10.2009 Heard Mr. Arup Kumar Chongdar, A.C. to A.A.G.-2 for the appellants, and Mr. M.S. Madhoop, 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. )