IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7924 of 2010 Ajit Kumar s/o Ramashray Prasad Singh, r/o – Arhit Daulatpur, P.S. Okari, District - Jehanabad Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2. The District Magistrate, Jehanabad 3. The Block Development Officer, Ghoshi Block, Jehanabad 4. The Block Development Officer, Hulasganj Block, Jehanabad 5. The Block Development Officer, Kako Block, Jehanabad ----------- For the Petitioner: Mr. Mukesh Kumar -3, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shashi Bhushan, SC XVI --- 2 6/5/2010 The basic grievance in this public interest litigation is that BPL and APL Cards have been issued to ineligible persons and the persons, who eligible, are deprived of the same. It is stated that a representation has been submitted to the District Magistrate, Jehanabad vide Annexure -3. Having heard Mr. Mukesh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. Shashi Bhushan, learned counsel for the State, we are only inclined to direct the District Magistrate, Jehanabad to cause an inquiry in this regard as the very purpose of the BPL and APL Scheme would lose its signification. We hope and trust that the District Magistrate would rise to the occasion and see that 2 the advantages are not gained by the people who are not entitled to it and the persons, who are eligible to get the said benefit, are not deprived of it. The District Magistrate would be well advised to complete the exercise as regards the inquiry within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the order passed today. We may hasten to clarify that we are not expressing any opinion on the merits of the present case, but we have only stated that there should not be abuse of the aforesaid scheme. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. A free copy of the order be handed over to Mr. Shashi Bhushan, learned counsel for the State, to transmit the same to the District Magistrate, Jehanabad to do the needful as directed hereinabove. Neyaz/ ( Dipak Misra, CJ.) (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)