IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5745 of 2011 SANTOSH KUMAR, SON OF RAMANUGRAH SINGH, R/O VILLAGE NARSINGHPUR, P.S. JAIRAMPUR, DISTRICT SHEIKHPURA……………………………..PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SECRETARY, PANCHAYATI RAJ DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (VIG.), PANCHAYATI RAJ DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SHEIKHPURA. 5. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ TEUS, BLOCK BARBIGHA, DISTRICT SHEIKHPURA. 6. THE MUKHIYA, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ TEUS, BLOCK BARBIGHA, DISTRICT SHEIKHPURA. ………….RESPONDENTS. For the petitioner : Mr. Neeraj Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Arif Daula Siddiqui, AC to GA-10 For respondent no.6 : Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Advocate. ----------- 02/ 11.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State of Bihar and its authorities as well as learned counsel for respondent no.6. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the respondents authorities particularly Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj Teus, Block Barbigha, District Sheikhpura (respondent no.6) to grant license in favour of the petitioner for holding cattle hatt on his raiyati land. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has applied before the said Mukhiya (respondent no.6) for the said purpose but by letter dated 14.02.2011 he rejected the claim of the petitioner on the ground that he had no authority to grant such license to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently challenges the said order, but fails to - 2 - produce any provision or rule under which Mukhiya of any Gram Panchayat is authorized to grant such license to any person for holding cattle hatt on his raiyati land. 4. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this court does not find any merit in this writ petition, which is accordingly dismissed. Harish (S.N. Hussain, J.)