IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17035 of 2009 1. MUNDRIKA DEVI W/O SRI JIENDRA KUMAR CHAUDHARY R/O VILL.- SAHASRAM, P.S.- BIRAUL, DISTT.- DARBHANGA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, BIHAR, PATNA 2. DIRECTOR, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER, TIRHUT DIVISION, DARBHANGA 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, DARBHANGA 5. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT RAJ OFFICER, DARBHANGA 6. SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER, BIRAUL, DISTT.- DARBHANGA 7. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, BIRAUL, DISTT.- DARBHANGA 8. SRI JITENDRA NARAYAN JHA S/O LATE UPENDRA JHA THE MUKHIYA, GRAM PANCHAYAT SAHASRAM, VILL.- ATHAR, P.S.- BIRAUL, DISTT.- DARBHANGA 9. KAILASH CHAUDHARY S/O NOT KNOWN PANCHAYAT SACHIV, GRAM PANCHAYAT SAHASRAM, P.S.- BIRAUL, DISTT.- DARBHANGA ----------- 2/ 14/12/2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The impugned order of the Commissioner dated 25.9.2008 simply states that in view of the amendment to the Panchayat Raj Act in 2007, the power of suo motu action vested in the Commissioner earlier against a Mukhiya now stood with the State Government alone. This Court finds no infirmity in the order of the Commissioner to that extent calling for interference. It appears that the petitioner filed his application before the Commissioner after the amendment on 14.7.2008. The petitioner has only himself to blame for the delay in not having moved the appropriate Forum. - 2 - If so advised, the petitioner may prefer an appropriate application before the State Government to be consider in accordance with law. The writ application stands disposed. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)