IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12542 of 2008 TEJ BAHADUR RAI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Sourendra Pandey Mr. Lal Bahadur Pandey For the respondent nos.1 to 4 : Mr. Arbind Kumar-1, GP – XVII --- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice And Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal --- Dated, the 8th September, 2008 We heard the counsel for the petitioner. On the ground of inaccessibility of Dharhar village where the headquarters of Dharhar panchayat in Durgawati Circle under Kaimur District has been located and also for the reason that village Kurari is larger in population and for last many years, Kurari village had the headquarters of gram panchayat, the petitioner prays that the gram panchayat Dharhar directed to be re-located at village Kurari by renaming it as gram panchayat Kurari. 2. We are afraid, prayer is wholly misconceived and abuse of high prerogative jurisdiction of this court. As to where the headquarters of a gram panchayat needs to be located is a matter within the exclusive domain of the state government and the concerned authorities and such subject cannot be amenable to the 2 judicial review. 3. It is pertinent to note that except indicating in paragraph -3 that the petitioner is a citizen of India and resides well within jurisdiction of the court, not a word has been stated as to what made him to espouse this cause. 4. We are satisfied that this writ petition is nothing but is an abuse of the process of the court. 5. Writ petition is dismissed in limine. R. M. Lodha, CJ. Kishore K. Mandal, J. Neyaz/