IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12541 of 2025 ======================================================

Kumar Sidharth, Son of Rajendra Pandey, resident of village Ward No. 8, Tarharwa, P.S. Sikarpur, District- West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna.

2. The Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Under Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

4. The District Magistrate/Collector, West Champaran, Bettiah.

5. The District Panchayati Raj Officer, West Champaran Bettiah.

6. The Additional Collector, West Champaran, Bettiah.

7. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Naratiyaganj.

8. The Public Grievance Redressal Officer, Bettiah.

9. The Sub-Divisional Public Grievance Redressal Officer, Narkatiyaganj West Champaran.

10. The Block Development Officer Narkatiyaganj, West Champaran.

11. Smt. Saroj Devi, Wife of Santosh Pal, resident of village Bhasurari, P.S.

Sikarpur, District West Champaran.

12. Rajesh Pal S/o Sri Narayan Pal, Resident of Village - Bhasurari, P.O. -

Rajpurmadan, P.S. - Sikarpur, Distt. - West Champaran

13. Munna Pal, S/o Ramchandra Pal, Resident of Village - Sikta (Bakunthwa), P.O. - Dainmarwa, P.S. Ramnagar, West Champaran.

... ... Respondents ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr.Abhitabh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Vikas Kumar, Standing Counsel (11)

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CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD

ORAL JUDGMENT

(Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)

Date : 16-01-2026 This writ petition, in the nature of Public Interest Litigation, has been filed by Kumar Sidharth with following prayers:-

“1. That the instant writ application is being filed for directions, the concerned respondents authorities in Public Interest there should be investigate with immediate effect, there are huge irregularities in the 15^th and 6^th Finance Bills done by the Panchayat President Smt. Saroj Devi of Bhasurari Panchayat, a culvert has been constructed near the Khahar Pine, of Chintamanpur village, under Narkatiyaganj Block, District West Champaran. Whereas technical' administrative approval for said has not been received, which will become clear during the investigation, more than Rs. 65 lakhs has already paid in the account of his brother-in-law Rajesh Pal and brother Munna Pal, regarding scam of government funds. In the account of his own relatives, the action of the respondents is not permissible in the eye of law and thus vitiated and for other necessary relief/reliefs.”

2. Counter affidavit has been filed by the Respondent Nos. 4 to 7 and 10 wherein, in Paragraph Nos. 7 to 16, it is stated as follows:-

“7. That it is most humbly submitted that the writ petitioner has been elected to the post of the ward member of ward no 08 of Bhasurari Panchayat of Narkatiaganj Block, District West Champaran, as well as after due process, the writ petitioner was selected for the post of Up-Mukhiya in the year 2021, thereafter, the no-confidence motion has been passed against the writ petitioner dated 15/07/2024, accordingly, the writ petitioner was removed from the post of Up-Mukhiya, after due process the Savitri Devi, i.e., the elected member of the ward no 02, has selected for the post of Up-

Mukhiya.

8. That it is further submitted that the writ petitioner filed a petition before the Sub- Divisional Public Grievance Redressal Officer, Narkatiaganj, bearing case no 501110118092406000, regarding the financial irregularities. Thereafter, the SDPGRO, Narkatiaganj, has issued a notice to the respondent no. 10, i.e., the Block Development Officer, Narkatiaganj vide 50111-1919 dated 18/09/2024. Accordingly, the respondent no. 10 inquired about the matter through Panchayat Sachiw and submitted the report vide 888 dated 18/10/2024. After perusal of the report, the SDPGRO, Narkatiaganj, has fo