Jagdish Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.566 of 2017 =========================================================== Jagdish Singh, Son of Late Gobind Singh, resident of Village:- Dhanchhuhan, Block:- Maharajganj, P.O. & P.S.: Maharajganj, District: Siwan. .... .... Petitioners

Versus

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

2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Urban Development & House, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Principal Secretary, Panchayati Raj, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

4. The Secretary, Department of Urban Development & House, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

5. The State Election Commissioner, Bihar, Patna.

6. The Collector, Siwan.

7. The District Panchayat Raj Officer, Siwan.

8. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Siwan.

9. The Executive Officer, Nagar Vikash, Maharajganj, District- Siwan.

10. The Sub. Divisional Officer, Maharajganj, District- Siwan.

11. The Block Development Officer, Maharajganj, District- Siwan. .... .... Respondents.

=========================================================== Appearance:

For the Petitioner: Mr. Ramadhar Shekhar, Advocate. For the Respondents-State: Mr. Ajay, GA 5. For the Respondent no. 5: Mr. Amit Shrivastava & Mr. Girish Pandey, Advocates.

=========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date: 22-03-2017 Petitioner has filed this Writ Petition in Public Interest and the grievance of the petitioner is that two villages, namely, Dhanchhuhan and Jagdishpur in Maharajganj Nagar Panchayat are neither notified in the Gram Panchayat nor included in the Nagar Panchayat of the Block even though the Collector, Siwan on

Patna High Court CWJC No.566 of 2017 dt.22-03-2017 2/2 13.12.2014 has communicated to the Principal Secretary, Department of Urban Development & Housing, Govt. of Bihar Respondent no. 2 certain resolution passed with regard to including these two villages in a particular Nagar Panchayat. It is stated that the matter is pending and more than two years have passed but no action has been taken and in consequence thereof those villages do not fall within any local area.

2. In view of the aforesaid grievance of the petitioner, which a matter within the domain of the respondent no. 2, we deem it proper to direct the respondent no. 2 to look into the grievance of the petitioner, take note of the communication made by the Collector and notify those two villages in a particular local area in accordance with law within a period of 30 days from today.

3. With the aforesaid, the petition stands disposed of. (Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Sudhir Singh, J) Dilip, AR AFR/NAFR CAV DATE Uploading Date Transmission Date