IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14125 of 2011 1. Naresh Keshri Son of late Mahendra Keshri, resident of Mohalla Bekapur, PS Kotwali, District Munger 2. Om Prakash Poddar son of late Barmhdeo Poddar, resident of Mohalla Chowk Bazar, PS Kotwali, District Munger 3. Manoj Kumar Sharma son of Sri Arjun Sharma, resident of village Shankarpur, PS Mufassil, District Munger 4. Umesh Kumar Sahu, son of Kareylal Sahu, resident of Mohalla Sundarpur, PS Kotwali, District Munger ...................Petitioners Versus 1. The Union of India through the Human Resources Department, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi 2. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Human Resource Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Central Board of Secondary Education through its Chairman, Shiksha Kendra -2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi -110092 4. The District Magistrate, Munger 5. District Superintendent of Education, Munger 6. Managing Committee of New Era Public School, through its Director, Paparpanti Road, Munger, Pin - 811201 7. The Principal, New Era Public School, Pipar panti Road, Munger -811201 .....Respondents ----------- 02- 26/8/2011 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Mr. Santosh Kumar Singh for respondent nos. 1, as well as Mr. Anjani Kumar, learned Additional Advocate General no.X for respondent nos. 2, 4 and 5. The writ petition has been filed in the nature of a Public Interest Litigation for a direction to the official respondents to enquire into the affairs of the private respondents who are running a school making out a case that it is violating the provisions of the relevant statute under which it has been given recognition. 2. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and perusing the materials on record and taking into consideration the 2 nature of the grievance raised in this writ petition, we are not inclined to entertain the same as a Public Interest Litigation for the reason that the petitioners may approach the appropriate authority under the relevant statute bringing to their notice the violation alleged. It goes without saying that the authorities shall act as per the duty cast upon them under the relevant statute. 3. With the above-mentioned observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. ( S K Katriar,J. ) ( Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. ) mrl