IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.20483 of 2010 JAWAHAR LAL VIKAL s/o late Balgovind Singh of village – Kashipur, P.S. Rajpakar, District Vaishali ……. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Collector, Vaishali 2. The collector, Vaishali at Hajipur 3. The Deputy Development Commissioner (D.D.C.) Vaishali at Hajipur 4. The Sub-Divisional Officer (S.D.O.) Vaishali 5. The B.D.O., Hajipur, Distt – Vaishali 6. The Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Raj Kashipur Chakbibi, P.S. Rajapakar, District Vaishali 7. The Panchayat Secretary of Gram Panchayat Raj Kashipur Chakbibi, P.S. Rajapakar, District Vaishali ….. Respondents ----------- 3 18.01.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner has preferred this writ petition in public interest. He has prayed for an inquiry into various allegations of irregularity and illegality in utilization of public funds by Mukhia of Kashipur Chakbibi Gram Panchayat in the District of Vaishali. While sitting in Division Bench we have considered a similar public interest litigation bearing C.W.J.C. No. 16549 of 2010 (Devanand Ray v. State of Bihar & ors.). and that writ petition was dismissed on 3.1.2011 after considering the effect of ordering 2 inquiries in discriminately in large number of cases involving allegations against Mukhias. It was noticed that the effect would be to keep the District Magistrate / Collector and other District officials busy in either holding or facing such inquiry and this may be counter productive to public interest. Following the aforesaid Division Bench judgment delivered by us, this writ petition is also dismissed but with liberty that the petitioner may approach the District Magistrate or any other concerned official who will act in the matter as per their own wisdom. It goes without saying that if the petitioner is aggrieved by inaction or action of the authorities, he would be free to take recourse of civil or criminal proceeding before appropriate court or authority in accordance with law. Spd/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)