IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.18182 of 2008 Smt.Rita Devi, wife of Shri Shyam Narayan Thakur, resident of Village + P.O. Chandpur Bhangha, Police Station- Jankinagar, Prakhand-Banmankhi, District- Purnea ………………. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Director, Panchayati Raj, Government of Bihar, Patna 2. The Deputy Director, Panchayati Raj, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Commissioner, Purnea 4. The D.M. Purnea 5. The D.D.C., Purnea 6. The Chairman, Zila Parishad, Purnea 7. The S.D.O., Banmankhi, District- Purnea 8. The B.D.O. Banmankhi, District- Purnea 9. The District Welfare Officer, Purnea 10. The D.S.E., Purnea 11. Rambha Devi, wife of Sri Rameshwar Das, Mukhiya, Gram Panchayast Raj Chandpur Bhangha, Block-Banmankhi, District- Purnea 12. Panchayat Sevak-cum-Secretary, Gram Panchayast Raj Chandpur Bhangha, Block-Banmankhi, District- Purnea ----------- For the petitioner:- M/S. Suresh Pd. Singh No.1, Shailendra Kr.Singh and Vitesh Kumar Singh For the State:- M/S N.K.Sinha, AAG X & Sunil Kumar, A/C to AAG X. ----------- 2. 13.05.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The grievance of the petitioner is that upon the enquiry made by the Deputy Development Commissioner, Purnea and other officials of the State Government at the behest of the Zila Parishad certain serious allegations against Respondent No.11, Mukhiya, were found true with respect to appointments on the post of Anganwari Sevikas and Panchayat Teachers as also in the allotment of units under the Indira Aawas Yojana by taking bribes and several other allegations, and the matter was earlier referred to the Director, Panchayati Raj by letter dated 26.5.2008 by the DDC and 2 subsequently he has referred the matter to the District Magistrate, Purnea by his letter dated 22.9.2008 enclosing the various annexures yet no action has been taken by the District Magistrate despite passage of so much time. The petitioner seeks a direction upon the respondent-District Magistrate to consider the matter and make an appropriate recommendation to the State Government for the removal of the Mukhiya. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the District Magistrate, Purnea to consider the matter placed before him and take appropriate action in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. S. Pandey (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)