IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.21257 of 2011 Mani Bhushan Kumar Shukla & Ors Versus The State Of Bihar & Ors ---------------------------------- 03. 08.12.2011. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. This application has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India against the award dated 29.08.2011 passed in Case No.222 of 2011 by Permanent Lok Adalat, East Champaran, Motihari. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners were not made party in the Case No.222 of 2011 before the Permanent Lok Adalat and the respondents in collusion with each other filed compromise application and got the award in their favour with respect to the property of the petitioners also. A Division Bench of this Court in the case of Meena Choudhary vs. Dr. Dilip Kumar Choudhary on 06.11.2009 passed in CWJC No.14426 of 2009 has held that powers of Lok Adalat are not co-extensive with that of civil courts who have full power to take evidence including oral evidence and also to exercise necessary powers under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure. In such situation, the Division Bench held that nothing in the Code of Civil Procedure or other law can render the petitioners remediless and, therefore, in that case, the Division Bench of this court directed the petitioner to 2 approach the civil court holding that the petitioners will be entitled to invoke plenary jurisdiction of civil court to claim necessary reliefs on the ground of fraud or even on other grounds. The Division Bench also held that as a proposition of law, it is well established that a person who was not a party to the proceeding will not be bound by any order passed therein unless he or she was impleaded through representative like karta or an authorized agent who may in appropriate situation represent others. In view of the above decision of the Division Bench, the petitioner may also approach the civil court for the redressal of his grievances. If any proceeding is initiated by the petitioners before civil court, the same shall be decided by the concerned court on its own merits according to law. With this observation, this writ application is disposed of. The learned court below may also consider the grant of any interim relief according to law, if pressed by the petitioners. Saurabh (Mungeshwar Sahoo,J.)