IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7156 of 2010 1. BIJAY KUMAR PAN S/O SHRI PRADIP KUMAR PAN R/O MOHALLA- MANPUR GANDHI NAGAR, P.O.- BUNIYADGANJ, P.S. MUFASSIL, DISTT.- GAYA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY SC & ST WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA 2. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, GAYA 3. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MANPUR BLOCK, DISTT.- GAYA (BIHAR) ----------- 3/ 18/04/2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The Secretary, Department of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare on 16.12.2009 addresses the District Magistrate, Gaya that it was evident from the evidence produced that the son of the petitioner was entitled to a caste certificate as belonging to the Pan caste which was wrongly not being issued with directions to do so. This document at Annexure-6 is supported by the pleading in paragraph-11 of the writ application. The counter affidavit by the Block Development Officer on behalf of the District Magistrate also virtually questions the directions of the Secretary without doing so in so many words. The Court finds it difficult to appreciate the nature of the counter affidavit. The counter affidavit itself states at paragraph-18 that if the petitioner produces relevant evidence, the matter shall be considered. At this stage matters appear more pertaining to 2 administrative domain. Let the District Magistrate in his administrative jurisdiction consider the directive of the Secretary in the latter’s letter dated 16.12.2009, more so when the District Magistrate refuses to deal with it in the writ petition. Let such consideration be done and appropriate orders passed by the District Magistrate within a maximum period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ application stands disposed. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)