M/S Manzil Bricks Through Its Proprietor Md. Salman Ahmad And ORS v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13954 of 2017 ====================================================== 1.

M/s Manzil Bricks Through Its Proprietor Md. Salman Ahmad and Ors Son of Late Md. Mobinuddin, Resident of Samastipur Ward No.04, P.O. and P.S.- Simari Bakhriyarpur, District- Saharsa, Proposed Brick Earth Mining Project at Mauza- Ranginiya, P.O. and P.S.- Simari Bakhtiyarpur, Anchal- Simari Bakhtiyarpur, District- Saharsa.

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M/s B.B.C. Bricks through its Md. Abu Nasar Siddique, S/o Md. Yunus, Resident of Gandhipath, Ward No.08, P.S.- Simari Bakhtiyarpur, DistrictSaharsa, Proposed Brick Earth Mining Project at Mauza- Ranginiya, P.O. and P.S.- Simari Bakhtiyarpur, Anchal- Simari Bakhtiyarpur, DistrictSaharsa. 3.

M/s Sara and Brothers its proprietor Sakra Khatoon, Wife of Md. Azam, Resident of VillagePost- Bhada, P.S.- Saur Bazar, District- Saharsa, Proposed Brick Earth Mining Project at Mauza- Basram, P.O.- Basram, P.S.- Saur Bazar, Anchal- Saur Bazar, District- Saharsa. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State Of Bihar 2.

The Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Principal Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Bihar.

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The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Bihar, Patna. 5.

The Chairman, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Bihar, Patna.

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The District Magistrate, Saharsa at Saharsa, P.S. and District- Saharsa. 7.

The District Mining Officer, Saharsa at Saharsa, P.S. and District- Saharsa. 8.

The District Forest Officer, Saharsa at Saharsa, P.S. and District- Saharsa. 9.

The Bihar State Pollution Control Board through its Secretary, Beltron Bhawan, Shastri Nagar, Patna 10.

The Principal Secretary, Forest and Environment Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Sanjeet Kumar Singh, AC to AAG-6 For the Mines :

Mr. Naresh Dixit, Advocate For BSPCB :

Mr. Shivendra Kishore, Sr. Advocate Mr. Parijat Saurav, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER

Patna High Court CWJC No.13954 of 2017(2) dt.27-07-2023 2/2 27-07-2023 Heard Ranjan Kumar Jha, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Shivendra Kishore, learned Senior Counsel appearing for respondent no. 9.

It has been informed by learned counsel for the petitioners that with the passage of time, the petition has become infructuous.

Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of. (Rajiv Roy, J) kiran/- U