IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.22938 of 2011 Inderdeo Yadav Versus Suresh Yadav ---------------------------------- 02. 22.12.2011 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. The defendant-petitioner has filed this application against the order dated 08.05.2010 passed by the Sarpanch Gram Kutchery, Pauthu Block Barun, District Aurangabad in Partition Suit No.5 of 2009 whereby the plaintiff-respondent’s suit has been decreed. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the Gram Kutchery has no jurisdiction to decide the dispute between the parties because the value of the subject matter of the partition suit is more than Rs.10,000 and out of 9 punches, 2 punches have decided the matter in favour of the petitioner and 2 punches in favour of the respondent but then the suit has been decreed. It appears that the petitioner has got alternative remedy as provided under Section 118 of the Gram Kutchery Act but the petitioner instead of moving before the forum provided under Section 118 has filed directly this application under Article 227 before this court. In my opinion, therefore, the application is not maintainable. The petitioner if so advised, may move the appropriate forum provided under Section 118 of the Gram Kutchery Act. With this observation, this writ application is disposed of. Saurabh ( Mungeshwar Sahoo, J.)