IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13764 of 2011 Anand Kumar Gupta S/O Late Pandit Prasad R/O Vill.- Macharganwa, Polic Station- Yogapatti, Distt.- West Champaran … Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Bettiah, West Champaran 3. The Chairman, Uttar Bihar Kchetriya Gramin Bank, Muzaffarpur, Distt.- Muzaffarpur, Bihar 4. The Area Manager, Uttar Bihar Kchetriya Gramin Bank, Motihari, Distt.- East Champaran, Bihar 5. The Branch Manager, Uttar Bihar Kchetriya Gramin Bank, Macchrganwa, Police Station- Yogapatti, Distt.- West Champaran, Bihar 6. Mr. Raghunath Paswan, Ex-Brach Manager, Uttar Bihar Kchetria Gramin Bank, Maccharganwa, Police Station- Yogapatti, Distt.- West Champaran 7. Mr. Shambhu Mishra, Field Officer, Uttar Bihar Kchetriya Gramin Bank, Maccharganwa, Police Station- Yogapatti, Distt.- West Chmaparan …Respondents ---------------------------------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Satyapala Narottam, A.C. to G.A.8 For the Bank : Mr. Prabhakar Jha, Advocate ---------------------------------- 03/ 21.10.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for respondent Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank and its authorities. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the respondents to waive agricultural debt granted to the petitioner under Agriculture Debt Waiver/Debt Relief Scheme, 2008. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has stated that the petitioner was fully entitled to the said reliefs in view of the orders passed by the Deputy Development Commissioner, West Champaran and other authorities. However, the fact remains that the matter has to be considered and decided by the higher authority, who in this case is the Area Manager, Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank, Motihari (respondent no.4). 4. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this writ 2 petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the aforesaid authority along with an application giving details of his claim and annexing the materials on which he is basing his grievance. If such an application is filed by the petitioner within three weeks from today before the said authority along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall consider the same in accordance with law and shall decide it expeditiously preferably within a period of three months and if the petitioner is found entitled to any relief, the same must be immediately granted to him sympathetically. MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J.)