IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13521 of 2010 1. JEEVESH KUMAR S/O SHRI RAM SUDHAR JHA R/O VILL BALANI, P.S.BAHERA, DISTT-DARBHANGA ....Petitioner Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, KRISHI BHAWAN, NEW DELHI 2. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH ITS COMMISSIONER/SECRETARY RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE /COLLECTOR DARBHANGA 4. THE DEPUTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER DARBHANGA 5. PROGRAMM OFFICER, NREGA BENIPUR, DARBHANGA 6. PANCHAYAT ROJGAR SEVAK, NREGA, GANESH BANAUL BALANI PANCHAYAT UNDER BENIPUR BLOCKS, DISTT-DARBHANGA 7. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER BENIPUR BLOCK, DISTT-DARBHANGA 8. THE JUNIOR ENGINEER BENIPUR BLOCK, DISTT-DARBHANGA 9. PANCHAYAT SAMITI, NAMELY SHEELA DEVI, GANESH BANAUL BALANI PANCHAYAT P.S.BAHERA, DISTT-DARBHANGA ..Respondents ----------- 5 21-12-2010 Heard the parties. The petitioner resides within the Gram Panchayat Ganesh Banaul Balani in the district of Darbhanga. According to him the schemes under NREGA have been conducted irregularly and money has been misappropriated by the concerned authorities including the Mukhiya who has been made respondent. Learned counsel for the State submits that the S.D.O. concerned has already held an enquiry into the allegations and decision has been taken to lodge FIR for the illegalities commiitted. Petitioner is not satisfied with the action taken 2 by the authorities and wants that further acts of misappropriation need to be enquired into. In the facts of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner that, if so advised, he may approach the District Magistrate, Darbhanga who shall consider the grievance of the petitioner and deal with the same in accordance with law. BKS/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)