The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea against construction of a Gram Panchayat Bhawan in Bihar [Santosh Kumar v State of Bihar and Ors.]..A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan questioned the necessity of the apex court's involvement in local administrative matters. "Arre, kuch toh litigation ka khayal karo. Ab kya patwari ka kaam bhi hum dekhenge? (Come on, at least think about litigation. Are we now supposed to handle the work of a land record officer?) You must think about this. Why should we look into this?" the Court remarked..The petitioner had challenged a proposal to construct a Gram Panchayat Bhawan inside a school building in a village in Bihar. The challenge was rejected by the Patna High Court, leading to an appeal before the apex court.
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea against construction of a Gram Panchayat Bhawan in Bihar [Santosh Kumar v State of Bihar and Ors.]..A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan questioned the necessity of the apex court's involvement in local administrative matters. "Arre, kuch toh litigation ka khayal karo. Ab kya patwari ka kaam bhi hum dekhenge? (Come on, at least think about litigation. Are we now supposed to handle the work of a land record officer?) You must think about this. Why should we look into this?" the Court remarked..The petitioner had challenged a proposal to construct a Gram Panchayat Bhawan inside a school building in a village in Bihar. The challenge was rejected by the Patna High Court, leading to an appeal before the apex court.
