^ HIGHCOURT OF CHrtATTISGARHATBILASPUR DIViSIONBENCH CORAiVI: HON'BLESHRI RA,IEEVGUPTA,C.J. HON'BLE SHRI SU^SiL KUSViARSlNHA. J. II. Petitioner Respondents li:f '^J \... ./' Writ Petition No.3336 of200S Noval Verma, Aged about 44 years, S/o (-ate Shri Bhawani Lal Verma, Member, Legisiative Assembly, State of C|hhat{tsgarh, R/o Ravi Shankar Nagar, Baradwar Road, Sakli, District - Janjgir Champa (CG) VERSUS 1 Union of India, Thrpugh the Secretary, Ministiy of Roa^ Transport and Highway, Pariwahan Bhawan, New Deihi 1 2 State] of ChhattJsgarh, Through the Secretary, Pubiic Worte Department, MantraJaya Dau Kajiyan Singh Bhawan, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 3 Indian Road ConQress, Through its Secretary, Jamnagar House, Sahjahan Road, NewDethi Writ petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of Sndla Present : Shri Ajay Mtshra, counsel for thepetitioner; Smt Fouzia Mirza, Assistant SoJicitor General for UnJonofSndJa/respondentNo.l. | Shri KIshore Bhaduri, Additionai Advocate General for theState/respondentNo.2. ! Shri Avinash C Sahu, on behalfoflShr| Bhishma Kinger, counse! for respondent No.3. i Order (4m Februarjf, 2010) The following Order of the Courtj wjas passed by Rajeev Gupta, C.J. /' ( "^ k ..:.. ^2. Learned counsel forthe parties are heard. 2) Petltioner Noval Verma, the then MLA filed this writ petition styjed as 'Public Interest Litigation' forthe following reiiefs: "7.1 The petitioner above named most respectfulty prays to this Hon'ble Court to call for the record. 7.2 The petitioner above named most respectfully prays to the Hon'ble CQurtto direct therespondents to take immediate police action against the guilty contractors. 7.3 The pet'rtioner above named most respectfully prays to the Hon'bie Court to direct for CBI enquiry into the matter. 7.4 The petitioner above named most respectfully prays to the Hon'ble Court to issue aDpropriate directions to the respondents to take departmental action against the guilty officers of the department. 7.5 The petitioner above named most respectfully prays to the Hon'bte Court to direct the respondents to black list the guilty contractors from any Govt Contract. 7.6 The petitioner above named most respectfuily praysto the Hon'ble Court to direct the respondents for immediate and strict recovery ofembezzled money from the contractors w'rthin a time bond period. 7.7 Any other relief,which may be sultable in the facts and circumstances ofthe case, may also be granted." 3) The petltioner, thus, alleging irregulanties in the payments made to the contractors is seeking appropriate departmental proceedings against the erring government officials and criminal action against the erring contractors. For ascertaining the II -i'^; rii M:.m- :11^.: ^;L •'. -' N^ 'i'j I! padma ^ > correctness of the allegations made by the petitioner in the Vvrit petition against the government officialsand contractors, a 'Fact Finding Enquiry' would be necessary. 4) In our opmion, sucha 'Fact Finding Enquiry' can be better conduoted by 'Lok Aayog'. 5) In this view of the matter, |the writ petition is disposed of with tiberty to the pet'ttioner to approach the 'Lok Aayog' for the redressal of his grievances projepted in the writ petition. 6) The Security amount of Rs.2,000/-; deposited by the petitioner be refunded to the petitioner immediateiy. Sd/- Chief Justice Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge ;;t--^ •<.^~-' IIL.;:!.