IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3130 of 2009 ANIL KUMAR MISHRA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2. 16.3.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. This Court finding that there has been a scheme, namely, food for work and the service of the petitioner has been utilized therein both physically and financially, would definitely expect the Collector of Samastipur district in capacity of the competent authority of the District Rural Development Area Agency to take an appropriate decision as with regard to entitlement, if any, of the petitioner as has been pressed in this application. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of such claim of the petitioner but then the Collector of the district would be required to apply his mind in the background of the relevant records and after obtaining comment of the Block Development Officer, the executing Officer, would pass an appropriate order deciding the entitlement of admitted amount of any payable to the petitioner 2 under the said scheme. Keeping in view of general election the Collector must complete his exercise within a period of three months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ application is accordingly, disposed of. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/