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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20813 of 2025 ====================================================== Sunil Prasad Son of Late Sidheshwar Prasad, Resident of Kranti Bharat Gas Vitrak Kathrain Ward No. 11, Village Kathrain, P.O. Kathrain, P.S. Parbathua (Kochas), District Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Assistant Chief Secretary Department of Revenue, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
3. The District Magistrate, Rohtas, Bihar.
4. The Circle Officer Kochas, Rohtas.
5. The Circle Inspector, Circle/ Kochas, Rohtas.
6. The Revenue Kramchari Panchayat Kathrain, Rohtas. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Rajesh Kumar Singh For the Respondent/s : Mr.Government Pleader (14) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 2 08-01-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the following relief/s: (i) for issuance of an appropriate writ/ writs direction/ directions to the Respondent to complete the enquiry which is pending against C.O., Kohas (Annexure-8) and further be pleased to (A-9) quash the order dated 18.10.2025 (Annexure-9) passed by Circle officer Kochas passed in Case no.
Patna High Court CWJC No.20813 of 2025(2) dt.08-01-2026 2/2 1019 R 27/2025-2026 in spite of order passed by D.C.L.R. Sasaram in case no. M.A. 439/2024-25 due to biasness and enquiry is pending against the authority initiating by the Collector, Rohtas (Annexure-8) as per complaint filed by petitioner against Respondent no. 4 to 6.
3. After some argument, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he shall be pursuing alternate remedy against the order in question passed by the Circle Officer, Rohtas (Annexure-9 to the petition). The State has no objection.
4. So far as the other grievances are concerned, the petitioner is well advised to approach the appropriate authority in accordance with law.
5. The writ petition stands disposed of with the aforesaid observation.
Ravi/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U