Patna High CourtMJC/1399/2015allowed

Ram Niwas Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2015-07-08Mr. Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1399 of 2015 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 5298 of 2014 ====================================================== Ram Niwas Kumar, son of Sri Ram Narayan Singh, resident of VillageBahdarpur, P.O.- Rampur (Matihani), Police Station- Muffasil in the district of Begusarai.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The principal Secretary, Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Chief Engineer (South Bihar), Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

4. The Superintending Engineer, R.C.D. Circle, Bhagalpur.

5. The Executive Engineer, Road Division, Lakhisarai.

6. The Engineer-in-Chief, Road Construction Department, Patna, Bihar. .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Anil Kumar Singh, A.C. to G.P.IV ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN ORAL ORDER 08-07-2015 This application has been filed for modification of the order dated 19.02.2015 passed in C.W.J.C. No.5298 of 2014. C.W.J.C. No.5298 of 2014 was disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the Engineer-in-Chief, Road Construction Department by filing a representation fully explaining his grievance and was directed to take a decision in accordance with law.

The aforesaid order was passed on the prayer made by the petitioner. He now wants that he may be allowed to approach the Bihar Public Works Contracts Disputes Arbitration

Patna High Court MJC No.1399 of 2015 (2) dt.08-07-2015 2/2 Tribunal, Bihar, Patna instead of the Engineer-in-Chief for redressal of his grievance.

Learned counsel appearing for the State does not have any objection to that.

Accordingly, this application is allowed. The petitioner would be at liberty to approach the concerned Tribunal for redressal of his grievance.

(Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J) N.H./- U