Harihar Prasad v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20402 of 2018 ====================================================== Harihar Prasad, Son of Late Munshi Prasad, Resident of Mohalla Ram Krishna Nagar, Bhagat Singh Chowk, P.S. Ram Krishna Nagar, DistrictPatna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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The Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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The District Magistrate, Patna.

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Patna Municipal Corporation through its Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna.

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The Chief Engineer, Municipal Corporation, Patna. 6.

The Executive Engineer, Municipal Corporation, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Birmani Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Yogendra Prasad Sinha -AAG 7 ====================================================== 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 09.10.2018 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: "For issuance of an appropriate writ or writs,

Patna High Court CWJC No.20402 of 2018(2) dt.06-01-2020 2/3 directing the respondents to provide basic and legal necessity and amenities to the petitioner and local citizen of the locality as well as to implement the scheme of the government regarding drainage and road for which proposal was submitted by the Municipal Corporation to the Government through letter no.972 dated 09.09.2016 and/ or to grant any other relief or relief for which the petitioner is legally entitled in the facts and circumstances of the 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.20402 of 2018(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