IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15951 of 2025 ======================================================

Sumit Kumar Son of Ranjit Singh, Resident of Road No. 7, Near Shanti Market, Kumhrar Teacher Colony, P.S.-Agamkuan, District-Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s Versus

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

2. The Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Patna.

3. The Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Finance, Bihar, Patna.

4. The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi.

... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Adv For the Respondent/s : Mr. P.K. Shahi, Advocate General ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)

7 09-02-2026 This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner Sumit Kumar in the nature of Public Interest Litigation seeking for the following reliefs:

“(i) For issuance of an appropriate writ/s, order/s, Direction/s to the respondents to hold inquiry with regard to the financial