IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.22646 of 2011 1. Devendra Singh son of Late Bhola Singh 2. Hemwati Devi wife of Devendra Singh 3. Kiran Devi D/o Devendra Singh wife of Braj Kishore Singh petitioner no.1 and 2 resident of village Baso Kund p.s. Saraiya, Muzaffarpur and petitioner no.3 resident of village Khopi P. S. Jandaha, Vaishali presently residing at village Baso Kund, P.S. Saraiya, Muzaffarpur. …Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. District Judge, Muzaffarpur 3. Sub Judge II Muzaffarpur 4. Sub Judge III Muzaffarpur 5. District Magistrate Muzaffarpur 6. District Land Acquisition Officer, Muzaffarpur …Respondents For the Petitioners :Mr. Arun Kumar :Mr. Nirmal Kumar Sinha For the State :Mr. Shambhu Nath, A.C. to AAG III ---- 02. 19.12.2011 Petitioners are beneficiaries of the award prepared in the light of the judgment and order dated 25.03.2010 passed by learned Sub-Judge II, Muzaffarpur in L.A. Case No. 11, 12, 13 and 14/2003. In the light of the said order the Respondent-Collector has prepared cheques drawn in favour of the petitioners for a total sum of Rs. 6,71,890.00 as would appear from Annexure-3. Learned counsel contends that aforesaid cheques have been sent to the court of learned Sub-Judge-II Muzaffarpur for disbursement. Relying on averments made in paragraph 8 and 9, it is contended that the said court is vacant and, as such, petitioners are not able to receive the cheques, the validity period thereof are going to expire soon. In the aforesaid circumstances, they have moved this Court in the present writ proceeding. Learned A.C. to AAG-III contends that petitioners have remedy of approaching the District Judge, Muzaffarpur in this regard. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that Sub-Judge- 2 III has been made in charge of the court of learned Sub-Judge-II, Muzaffarpur. Having heard the parties and on perusal of materials on record, it appears that the only grievance of the petitioner is that although cheques have already been drawn in their favour and sent to the court of learned Sub-Judge-II Muzaffarpur, but the same are not being disbursed in their favour on account of the said court being vacant. In the fitness of things, I am inclined to observe that petitioners shall have liberty to move the learned District Judge Muzaffarpur in this regard who will take appropriate action to ensure disbursement/delivery of cheques to the beneficiaries thereof and/or their counsel as quickly as possible, so that the validity of those cheques do not get expired. The application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. hr ( Kishore K. Mandal )