IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4158 of 2009 1. Piush Kumar Thakur son of Sri Jagatpati Thakur, resident of Lane in front of Dalip Dharamshala, Mohalla Purabsarai, P.S. Kotwalia, Town, P.O. and District Munger, 2. Birendra Kumar, Adv., s/o Basant Lal, resident of Mint Orchard, Munger Jamalpur Road, Mohalla Puranigunge, P.S. Kasim Bazar, Town, P.O. and District Munger, 3. Sri Ram Chandra Thakur son of late Baidyanath Thakur of village Charaund, P.S. Muffasil, District Munger, 4. Himanshu Kumar son of Kaleshwar Prasad Yadav, resident of village Bank, P.S. Muffasil, District Munger, 5. Md. Amjad son of late Abdul Gafoor, resident of village Chramba, Saheb Tola, P.S. Muffassil, District Munger, 6. Bishwajeet Kumar Sharma son of Bindeshwari Sharma, resident of village Rampur Mandap Tola, P.O. & P.S. Jamalpur, District Munger, 7. Narayan Sharma son of Rameshwar Sharma, resident of Bari Dariaypur, P.S. & P.O. Jamalpur, District Munger, 8. Bablu Sharma son of Ganga Sharma, resident of village Bichagaon, Nayatola, P.S. Kasim Bazar, P.O. & District Munger, 9. Anish Kumar son of Umesh Sharma, resident of village Chandan Bagh, P.S. Kasim Bazar, District Munger, 10. Dina Nath Prasad son of late Bal Govind Prasad, resident of mohalla Madhopur, P.S. Basudeopur, Town, P.O. & District Munger, 11. Rahul Kumar Thakur son of Jawaharlal Thakur, resident of Purabsari, P.S. Kotwali, District Munger, 12. Devashish Kumar Sharma son of Chandeshwar Sharma, resident of Bichagaon, P.S. Kasim Bazar, District Munger, … … Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, Patna, 2. The Commissioner, Munger, 3. The District Magistrate, Munger, 4. The District Education Officer, Munger, 2 5. The Inspector General-Registration, Government of Bihar, Patna, 6. The Superintendent of Libraries, Government of Bihar, Sinha Library Campus, Sinha Library Road, Patna- 800001, 7. Shree Krishna Seva Sadan, Munger, through the District Magistrate, Munger, 8. Shree Krishna Seva Sadan Trust, Munger, through Md. Syed Wali Rahmanim purported President, Shree Krishna Seva Sadan, Munger, resident of Khankah, P.S. Kasim Bazar, Town & District Munger, 9. Priof. Prabhat Kumar son of not known, purported Secretary/General Secretary, Shree Krishna Seva Sadan Trust, Munger, Prof. R.D. & D.J. Collge, resident of Shastri Nagar, P.S. Kotwali, Town & District Munger, … Respondents --- 3 21.04.2009 Heard learned counsel for the parties. It is the case of the petitioners that thousands of rare and priceless books of the Institution, Shree Krishna Sewa Sadan, Munger, are there in public library and even though it was opened by Sri Jawahar Lal Nehru, books are likely to be lost. If there be so, the petitioners may have filed a representation in this regard before the Government or the Departmental Secretary, but without approaching the Government and the Departmental Secretary, the petitioners cannot directly approach this Court for redressal of their grievances. The petitioners, if they so like, may file a 3 representation before the State Government or the Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, which will be disposed of in accordance with law. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. (J.B. Koshy, CJ) SC ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)