IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.18451 of 2009 1. MD.TARIQUE S/O LATE ABDUL RASID R/O VILL-ALINAGAR PALI, 2. UDAY CHAUDHARY S/O SRI SHYAMDEO CHAUDHARY R/O VILL-PALI BALIYAPAR. 3. BUNDI MANJHI S/O CHOTAN MANJHI R/O VILL- PALI MUSHARI. 4. NAFISHA KHATUN W/O MD. SARFUDDIN R/O VILL-ALINAGAR PALI. 5. GORAKH MANJHI S/O LALJI MANJHI R/O VILL-PALI MUSHARI. 6. ARMAN ASHRAF, S/O JAVED ASHARAF R/O VILL-ALINAGAR PALI. 7. MD. ASHRAF S/O WASI AHMAD R/O VILL-ALINAGAR PALI. 8. VIDHA PRASAD, S/O LATE SOMAR SINGH R/O VILL-MAHADEOPUR. 9. AJAY CHAUDHARY, S/O SRI SHYAMDEO CHAUDHARY R/O VILL- PALI BALIYAPAR. 10. DILIP KUMAR S/O SRI RAGHUNATH MISTRI, R/O VILL- PALI BALIYAPAR. 11. KAULESHWAR KUMAR S/O SRI DINANATH YADAV R/O VILL- PALI POKHARPAR. 12. RAMSURESH YADAV, S/O LATE PHIRANGI YADAV R/O VILL- MAHADEOPUR. 13. MOTI YADAV S/O SRI YAMUNA YADAV, R/O VILL- MAHADEOPUR. 14. PASHURAM RAVIDAS S/O SRI SARYUG RAVIDAS R/O VILL- NIGARPALI. 15. AJMERI KHATUN W/O PHAJLU MIAN R/O VILL-ALINAGAR PALI. 16. MAHESH MAJHI S/O JATHAHU MANJHI R/O VILL- PALI MUSHARI. 17. NAVIN KUMAR, S/O SRI JAIMURAT PRASAD R/O VILL- NIGARPALI. 18. RAJKUMAR MOCHI S/O LATE NATHUN MOCHI R/O VILL- NIGARPALI. 19. JAPHIR KURESHI S/O LATE NATHU KURESHI R/O VILL- ALINAGAR PALI. 20. SUDHIR MANJHI S/O PHALJI MANJHI R/O VILL- ALINAGAR PALI. 21. MUMTAJ HUSSAIN, W/O SAIYAD JAMIR HAIDAR R/O VILL- ALINAGAR PALI. 22. NAVAL PRASAD, S/O LATE MATHURA YADAV, R/O VILL- PALI BALIYAPAR. 23. ANAND KUMAR, S/O SRI DINANATH MISTRI R/O VILL- PALI BALIYAPAR. 24. MD. KHALID S/O LATE ABDUL RASID, R/O VILL-ALINAGAR PALI. 25. SANTOSH KUMAR, S/O SRI KAMDEO PANDIT, R/O VILL- ALINAGAR PALI. 26. JAGDISH PRASAD S/O LATE JANGBAHADUR YADAV R/O VILL- MUSHARI CHAURPAR. 27. HIRALAL BIND S/O SRI ANANDI BIND R/O VILL-KANDHICHAK. 28. SONU MANJHI S/O BINESHWAR MANJHI, R/O VILL-PALI MUSHARI. 29. NAGESHWAR MANJHI, S/O SRI SHAMU MANJHI R/O VILL- PALI MUSHARI. 30. NAGINA SAH S/O LATE HABBU SAH, R/O VILL- ALINAGAR PALI. 31. MD. MAJAHIR HUSSAIN S/O LATE MD. HAIKHARU R/O VILL- ALINAGAR PALI. ALL RESIDENTS OF P.S. KAKO, DISTRICT-JEHANABAD. -PETITIONERS 2 Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE HON'BLE CHIEF MINISTER, STATE OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE HON'BLE MINISTER, RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE VIGILANCE INVESTIGATION BUREAU, BIHAR, PATNA 5. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, GOVT.OF BIHAR, PATNA 6. THE DIRECTOR, PANCHAYATI RAJ DEPARTMENT, GOVT.OF BIHAR, PATNA 7. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYATI RAJ OFFICER, JAHANABAD 8. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, JAHANABAD 9. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, KAKO, DISTT- JAHANABAD 10. THE GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ BARA, BLOCK+P.S- KAKO, DISTT- JAHANABAD, THROUGH ITS SECRETARY I.E. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY 11. THE MUKHIYA, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ, BARA, BLOCK+P.S- KAKO, DISTT- JAHANABAD 12. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ, BARA, BLOCK+P.S- KAKO, DISTT- JAHANABAD 13. THE ROJGAR SEVAK, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ, BARA, BLOCK+P.S- KAKO, DISTT- JAHANABAD. -RESPONDENTS 2 04.01.2010 By this writ petition the petitioners, as probono publico, have prayed for issuance of a direction to the Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Jehanabad, respondent no.8, to take up appropriate action against the Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj Bara, respondent no.11, herein on many a ground. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners, we are of the considered opinion that the petitioners can prefer an application before the concerned District Magistrate under the provisions of Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006 and 3 on such preferring upon application the said Authority shall look into the same within the parameter of law. With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition stands disposed of. (Dipak Misra, CJ.) (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) AAhmad