Sunday, August 3, 2025

Patna High Court directs DM , Bhojpur to decide representation for construction of Gram Panchayat Raj Bhawan

In Rajesh Kumar Singh vs. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar & Ors. (2025), Patna High Court's Division Bench of Chief Justice Vipul M. Pancholi and Justice Partha Sarthy passed an 4-page long order dated July 25, 2025. The 6th order by Justice Pancholi as Chief Justice reads:"5....The limited grievances of the petitioner, at this stage, is that the representation made by him has not been considered by the concerned respondent authority till date and, therefore, we dispose of the present petition with a direction to the respondent no. 4/the District Magistrate, Bhojpur to decide the representation submitted by the petitioner within of a copy of this order, in accordance with law. 6. It is clarified that we have not examined the case of the petitioners on merits."  The respondent no. 4 is the District Magistrate, Bhojpur.

The petitioner had prayed that the respondents be directed to construct Gram Panchayat Raj Bhawan at Gram Panchayat Sarathua, Udwant Nagar, Bhojpur at Khata No. 914, Khesara No. 688, having area 4 acres 78 decimal. The petitioner had also prayed that the respondents be directed not to start construction work of Gram Panchayat Raj Bhawan Sarathua, Udwant Nagar, Bhojpur at Khata No. 914, Khesara No. 687, Area – 40 decimal.  The Advocate General had contended that it was for the elected body to consider and decide as to where such Panchayat Bhawan has to be constructed. 

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