Dr. Rajnish Kumar, Advocate v. The Union Of India
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2696 of 2024 ====================================================== 1.
Dr. Rajnish Kumar, Advocate Son of Late Dinesh Prasad Sinha, Resident of Village - Keshawe, Ward No. - 8, Post Office - Keshawe, Police Station - Barauni, Begusarai - 851134.
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Nepali Mahto, Son of Late Triveni Mahto, Resident of Village - GovindpurKeshawe, Ward No. - 4, Post Office - Keshawe, Police Station - Barauni, Begusarai - 851134.
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Arvind Singh, Son of Late Nageshwar Prasad Singh, Resident of Ward No. - 8, Post Office - Keshawe, Police Station - Barauni, Begusarai - 851134. 4.
Raja Khan, Son of Late Rafik Khan, Resident of Village - Govindpur, Ward No. - 2, Police Station - Barauni, District - Begusarai. 5.
Manoj Sah, Son of Chandra Deo Sah, Resident of Govindpur-Keshawe, Ward No. - 4, Begusarai - 851134.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The Union of India through the Secretary, Dept. of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, 201, A-Wing, 2nd floor, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi- 110001.
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The Executive Director, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Barauni Refinery, Post Office - Barauni Oil Refinary, District - Begusarai- 851114, Bihar Email- baraunirefinery@indianoil.
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The Deputy General Manager, Human Reosurce, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Barauni Refinery, Post Office - Barauni Oil Refinery District - Begusarai - 851114, Bihar, Email - baraunirefinery@indianoil. 4.
The State of Bihar through District Magistrate-Begusarai, Collectorate Campus, Begusarai, Begusarai Email-dm-begusarai.bih@nic.in ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Ravindra Kumar Rai, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr. Sujeet Kumar Sinha, CGC ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 16-02-2024 The petitioners have an alternate remedy to proceed under the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act,
Patna High Court CWJC No.2696 of 2024(2) dt.16-02-2024 2/2 1956. There cannot be maintained a Public Interest Litigation on the subject matter nor is the invocation of the extraordinary power possible; when there is such an alternate efficacious remedy available.
2. Present petition stands dismissed with the liberty aforesaid; without any observation on merits, or even the locus standi of the petitioners, which has to be decided by the Appropriate Authority under the Act of 1956. (K. Vinod Chandran, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) Sujit/- U