Balika Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.223 of 2023 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7952 of 2016 ====================================================== Balika Devi W/o Late Kashi Nath Dubey R/o Village- Fulwariya, P.S.- Fulwariya, District- Gopalganj.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

The Principal Secretary, Water Resource Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, Mr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal.

3.

The District Magistrate, Madhubani, District- Madhubani, Mr. Arvind Kumar Verma.

4.

The Chief Engineer, West Koshi Nahar, District- Madhubani, Mr. Hari Narayan Singh.

5.

The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Division, Darbhanga, Mr. Hari Narayan Singh.

6.

The Superintendent Engineer, West Koshi Nahar, Jay Nagar, Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh.

7.

The Executive Engineer, West Koshi Nahar, Division-1 Jai Nagar, DistrictMadhubani, Bihar, Mr. Arjun Prasad Singh. 8.

The Executive Engineer, West Koshi Nahar, Division Khutauna, Mr. Subodh Kumar Sunahla.

9.

The Additional Divisional Officer, West Koshi Nahar Division Khajauli, Jai Nagar, District- Madhubani, Mr. Naveen Kumar. 10.

The Executive Engineer, West Koshi Canal Division No. 2, Madhubani, Mr. Arjun Kumar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjan Kumar Srivastava, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anjani Kumar (AAG- 4) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 07-08-2023 Heard the parties.

The present contempt petition has been filed for noncompliance of the order dated 16.11.2017 passed in CWJC No. 7952 of 2016 by which the respondent-authority was directed to

Patna High Court MJC No.223 of 2023(3) dt.07-08-2023 2/2 consider the representation of the petitioner. A show cause has been filed on behalf of the Opposite party nos. 2 and 4 to 10 is on record and learned counsel for the State has taken this Court to the order vide 206 dated 06.03.2023 passed by the Executive Engineer, West Koshi Nahar, Canal Division, Khajauli, Madhubani by which the first ACP has been granted to the petitioner and as per the chart annexed with it, an amount of Rs. 2,45,306/- has been calculated, although he concede that the said payment has not been paid.

The order is of March, 2023 and in August, 2023 still it is not clear whether the payment has been made or not. The MJC No. 223 of 2023 stands disposed of with a clear direction to the concerned opposite party to pay the dues if still not paid within a period of four weeks from today failing which another contempt will be made out against them. (Rajiv Roy, J) Jagdish/- U