Niraj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17561 of 2017 ====================================================== Niraj Kumar S/o Shashi Shekhar Prasad Singh, residents of Village- Khajepur, P.S.- Tariyani, Distt.- Sheohar.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, at Patna.
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The Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur, Dist- Muzaffarpur. 3.
The District Magistrate, Sheohar, Dist.- Sheohar. 4.
The Sub Divisional Officer, Seohar Sadar, Dist.- Sheohar. 5.
The Block Development Officer, Tariyani, District- Sheohar. 6.
The Circle Officer, Tariyani, Dist.- Sheohar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Mahendra Thakur, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr. Anjani Kumar -AAG 4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 06-01-2020 The petition filed on 28.11.2017 is listed for hearing for the first time today before the Court.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.
Petitioner has prayed for the following relief: "(i) For direction to the respondents authority to handover the matter of flood scam of District Sheohar occurred in the year
Patna High Court CWJC No.17561 of 2017(2) dt.06-01-2020 2/3 2017, for institution of F.I.R. by the Vigilance against the respective persons.
(ii) For direction to the respondents authority to take legal department action against the responsible officers who are involved in the flood scam of District Sheohar.
(iii) And for any other writ/writs, orders/orders, direction/directions, as this Hon'ble Court thinks fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of this case."
After the matter was heard for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner shall be content if a direction is issued to the concerned respondents to consider and decide the representation, which the petitioner shall be making afresh within a period of four weeks from today. Learned counsel for the State states that upon receipt of such request, if any, the same shall be dealt with in accordance with law, expeditiously and positively within a period of three months from the date of receipt thereof. Equally, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to take recourse to such alternative remedies as are otherwise available in accordance with law.
We are hopeful that as and when petitioner takes recourse to such remedies, as are otherwise available in law, before the appropriate forum, the same shall be dealt with, in
Patna High Court CWJC No.17561 of 2017(2) dt.06-01-2020 3/3 accordance with law and with reasonable dispatch. The petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (Sanjay Karol, CJ) ( Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) Sunil/- U