IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4192 of 1998 ====================================================== Jahanabad Zila Gram Raksha Dal Dalpati and Swyam Sevak Mahasang through its Joint Secretary Naresh Kumar, S/o Late Ram Chandra Singh, R/o Village-Bagitpur, P.S.+Block Karpi, District- Jahanabad. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Directorate of Panchayati Raj, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The State Organisor/Deputy Organisor, Head Quarter, Village Volunteer Force, Directorate of Panchayati Raj, Government of Bihar, Patna. 5. The District Magistrate, Jahanabad. 6. The District Panchayat Officer, Jahanabad. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : For the Respondent/s : Mr. Harishankar Prasad, A.C. to AAG-IX. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 29-08-2011 In the present writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner has sought relief that appointment of the Dalpaties made under the then prevalent Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 and the Bihar Panchayat Village Volunteer Force Rules, 1949 shall be continued after the repeal of Bihar Panchayat Raj Act 1947 by the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act 1993. The matter at dispute has been set at rest against the petitioner by the Division Bench of this Court (Coram: Mr. R.S. Dhavan Chief Justice and Mr. Aftab Alam,J.) by the judgment and order dated 2nd August 2001 passed in CWJC No. 1983 of 1998 and several other writ petitions. Patna High Court CWJC No.4192 of 1998 (3) dt.29-08-2011 2 / 2 2 In view of the aforesaid binding precedent, the present writ petition is dismissed. Sujit/- (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J)