IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14716 of 2007 Ram Bilas Paswan, son of Sri Jhauli Paswan, resident of Village- Bharaha, Madhya (Middle) Tola, P.S. Phulparas, District- Madhubani. .... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The District Collector, Madhubani. 3. The District Superintendent of Education Cum District Programme Co-ordinator, Bihar Education Project, Madhubani. 4. Assistant Programme Officer, Bihar Education Project, Madhubani. 5. The Block Development Officer, Phulparas, P.S. Phulparas, District- Madhubani. 6. The Block Education Extension Officer, Phulparas, P.S. Phulparas, District Madhubani. 7. The Mukhiya namely, Sri Jiwachh Parsaila, Son of Late Singheshwar Parsaila of Gram Panchayat Raj Bathnaha, P.S. Phulparas, District- Madhubani. ..... Respondents. ----------- 06- 7.12.2009 Heard Mr. Birendra Prasad Verma for the petitioner, and Mr. Indeshwari Prasad Mandal, learned Assistant Counsel to Government Advocate No.8. The petitioner claims to be a spirited citizen and has preferred this writ petition in a representative capacity on behalf of the residents of Bharaha, Madhya (Middle) Tola, P.S. Phulparas, District Madhubani, with the prayer that the State Government may be directed to set up a school at that place. The petitioner has taken us through various communications/orders of the State Government in an effort to satisfy us 2 that the State Government has already taken a decision to start a large number of schools in different parts of the State, and there is adequate population at that place to make a middle school functional. 2. The respondents have placed on record their counter affidavit. 3. It appears to us that there are schools in the close vicinity. It is essentially an administrative function with which we would not like to interfere. 4. We do not find any merit in this writ petition and is accordingly dismissed. (S K Katriar, J.) (Kishore K. Mandal,J.) S.K.Pathak/