The Patna High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed claiming that the respondent-authorities have been implementing the schemes for development works with gross irregularities.
The petition is filed purportedly to protect the interest of the villagers who reside within Akhlaspur Panchayat .
The Division Bench of Chief Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice Rajiv Roy noted that not even one incident of such an irregularity has been pointed out in the petition and broad allegations are made without any specifics.
There is also nothing stated as to any of the villagers having been wrongly denied the benefit of such schemes. The Court noted that on the basis of enquiry report of the Block Panchayat Raj Officer, Bhabhua, the District Magistrate, Bhabhua had issued a notice to the Mukhiya, Panchayat Secretary and Technical Assistant.
“The public interest litigation in this context is misconceived and is an abuse of process of the Court since bland allegations are made without any specific instance pointed out”, said the Court.