IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15683 of 2009 SANTOSH KUMAR RAO son of late Uday Bhan Rao, resident of village – Dhadhwa Bhawanipur, PS Nawalpur (Yogapatti) District West Champaran, Bettiah ----------------petitioner . Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The District Magistrate, West Champaran, Bettiah 3. The District Development Commissioner, West Champaran, Bettiah 4. The Chairman, Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank, Muzaffarpur 5. The Regional Manager, Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank, West Champaran, Bettiah 6. The Branch Manager, Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank, Branch Nawalpur, West Champaran --------------------respondents ----------- 2 18-11-2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner claims to be acting in public interest and wants this court to order for departmental or criminal action against respondent no.6, the Branch Manager, Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank, Branch Nawalpur, West Champaran on the allegation that the said officer is taking bribe or indulging in other illegal activities. In view of the nature of order proposed, we have not issued notice to the respondent nos. 4 to 6 related with the Bank. The writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach respondent no.4, the Chairman of the Bank at Muzaffarpur and it will be for respondent no.4 to examine the matter on its own merits and take appropriate action, if found necessary. It is expected that respondent no.4 shall act expeditiously. BKS/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ.) (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)