Gayan Prakash Pursharthi @ Pankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5512 of 2018 ====================================================== Gayan Prakash Pursharthi @ Pankaj Kumar, Son of Late Ram Naresh Singh, permanent Resident of Village Kharuara, P.S. Haranaut (Chero) Dist. Nalanda presently residing at Road No. 13(b) Ragendra Nagar P.S. Kadamkuan in the town and District of Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State Of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Rural Works Department, Government of Bihar, Patna
2. The Chief Engineer, Rural Works Department, Government of Bihar, Patna
3. The Superintending Engineer, Rural Works Circle, Biharsharif, Nalanda
4. The Executive Engineer, Works Division, Harnaut Rural Works Dept. Govt. of Bihar, Patna
5. The District Magistrate, Nalanda ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr. Lalit Kishore- AG ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 02-04-2018 The grievance raised in this application under public interest is with regard to shifting of a site for construction of a bridge over the river in question and various other allegations pointing out that the shifting is not proper. In our considered view, selection of a site for construction is a technical matter, to be decided by the administrative authorities on evaluation of technical report and various other considerations and a Court is not supposed to interfere into such administrative matters which require technical
Patna High Court CWJC No.5512 of 2018 dt.02-04-2018 2/2 expertise. Even if a technical report has been submitted, the question as to whether the same has to be accepted and implemented is also an administrative matter, to be considered by the administrative authorities.
In exercise of extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution, we are not inclined to interfere into the matter. The petitioner may take up the matter with the State Government and the concerned authorities. The application is disposed of.
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