Rashmi Sinha v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3231 of 2015 ======================================================

1. Rashmi Sinha Wife of Amiya Kumar Sinha, Resident of MohallaProfessor Colony, Dhaneshar Ghat, Biharsharif, P.S. Biharsharif, DistrictNalanda .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar

2. The Chief Managing Director, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., New Delhi

3. The Project Director, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., New Delhi

4. The Executive Director, Regional Office, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., Patna

5. The Chief Manager, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., Sub Station, Biharsharif, Nalanda

6. The District Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Indu Bhushan For the Respondent/s : Mr. Purnendu Singh- G.P.27 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SAMARENDRA PRATAP SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-08-2015 The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent- Power Grid Corporation not to extend their High Tension wire above the residential land bearing Khata no. 19, Khesra No. 416, measuing an area of 27 decimals. The petitioner has not made any statement in the pleading as to the Mouza over which the plot is situated. However, one gets the detailed reference from annexures. According to the petitioner he has purchased the aforesaid land on 17.01.2011 from one Mamta Singh wife of Ranan Kumar. The petitioner states that a high transmission tower

Patna High Court CWJC No.3231 of 2015 (2) dt.27-08-2015 2/2 is erected just 100 meters away from the land of the petitioner and the high tension electric wire passes through the above land The petitioner seeks to change the route of high tension wire otherwise residential purpose would be unfit for occupation . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no other land for residential purpose.

Counsel for the Power Grid prays for time to file counter affidavit in the matter. He submits that the petitioner has purchased the land after the route of High Tension wire was finalized.

I find that the petitioner has already filed a representation on 18.01.2015 before the District Magistrate, Nalanda.

In that view of the matter, the District Magistrate, Nalanda, is directed to dispose of the representation of the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The District Magistrate, Nalanda will also give a personal hearing to the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of.

(Samarendra Pratap Singh, J) singh/- U