Institutions Of A Public Character v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9901 of 2017 ====================================================== Institutions of a Public Character (A Society Registered under the Society Registration Act 1860) having its registered office at Mohalla - Saketpuri, South of Bazar Samiti, Post - Rajendra Nagar, Police Station - Bahadurpur, District - Patna through its Secretary Md. Rizwan, son of late Umar Daraj, resident of Mohalla - Kumhar Toli (Kankarbagh Main Road), Police Station - Kankarbagh, District - Patna.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Principal Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Commissioner, Darbhanga Division, Darbhanga.

4. The Engineer-in-Chief, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

5. The District Magistrate, Samastipur District.

6. The Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Muzaffarpur Zone, Muzaffarpur.

7. The Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Samastipur Division, Samastipur.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Surendra Kumar Mishra For the Respondent/s : Mr. S. Raza Ahmad, AAG- 5 Mr. Vishwambhar Prasad, AC to AAG-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 18-12-2017 Keeping in view the fact that the respondents have initiated action for calling for tender and taking steps for implementing National Rural Drinking Water Programme in the district of Samastipur and further action has been taken as the temporary measure for Arsenic free drinking water, as is evident from the counter affidavit and the communication Annexure-A,

Patna High Court CWJC No.9901 of 2017 (6) dt.18-12-2017 2/2 for the present, no further action is required to be taken in the matter. The respondents are directed to ensure that the project is implemented in its letter and spirit and brought to its logical end within a reasonable period of time.

With the aforesaid, this application stands disposed of.

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) Uday/- U