Rohit Kumar @ Rai Rohit Sharma v. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Letters Patent Appeal No.245 of 2025 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2140 of 2022 ====================================================== Rohit Kumar @ Rai Rohit Sharma Son of Rai Sunder Deo Sharma, Resident of Mohalla - Ward No. 32, Agarwa, P.O. - Agarwa, P.S. - Motihari Town, District- East Champaran.
... ... Appellant/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2.
The District Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari. 3.
The Executive Officer, Nagar Parishad, Motihari, East Champaran. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Appellant/s :
Mr.Pawan Kumar, Advocate Mr. Dhaneshwar Vashist, Advocate Ms. Diksha, Advocate Mr. Raghav, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr.Surendra Prasad Singh, AAG-7 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 24-09-2025 The appellant has assailed the order of the learned Single Judge dated 20.01.2025 passed in CWJC No. 2140 of 2022.
2. The learned Single Judge after recording certain dates and events from para 3 to 10 of the order proceeded to dismiss the writ petition.
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3. Moot question for consideration in the present lis is whether the Executive Officer, Nagar Parishad, Motihari, East Champaran, is empowered to abruptly stall the ongoing construction of a public building or not? which was undertaken by the contractor namely, Rohit Kumar-appellant or not?
It is necessary to reproduce Annexure-6 to the writ petition, order reads as under:- " ककारर्यालर नगर पररषद ममोरतिहकारर आदश पतत्रांक 2314 शर रमोरहति ककमकार उफ रकार रमोरहति शमर्या, रपतिका- रकार सकन्दरदव शमर्या, मकहल्लका- अगरवका, ममोरतिहकारर शर प्रशत्रांति ककमकार ककाश्रप, रपतिका- शर उमकाशंकर रसशंह, गकाम+पमो०- बकारकाशंकर, थकानका- पतिकाहर, रजिलका- पूवर्वी चम्पकारण । रवषरयः सदर अस्पतिकाल कद नजिदरक जिर प्रककाश मकाकर्केट, रकाजिदन्द्र मकाकर्केट एवशं कपूर्पूरर मकाकर्केट कद छति कद उपर बन रहद भवन कका ककार्पू कमो बन्द करनद कद सम्बन्ध में। रदनत्रांक 3/8/18, ममोरतिहकारर उपरमोक्ति रवषर कद सम्बन्ध में कहनका ह रक रदनत्रांक 02.07.
3/4 उपर बन रहद भवन कद रनमर्याण ककार्पू कमो रजिलका पदकारधककारर, पूवर्वी चम्पकारण, ममोरतिहकारर कद अगलद रनदर्केश तिक बन्द रखमें । ककार्पूपकालक पदकारधककारर नगर पररषद ममोरतिहकारर"
4. Learned Single Judge has not appreciated abruptly stalling the construction without assigning any valid reason. Even after a lapse of six years, the Executive Officer, Nagar Parishad, Motihari, East Champaran, has not taken any action to pass final order pursuant to Annexure-6 cited supra. In other words, appellant-Rohit Kumar has invested huge amount of money for the purpose of construction of public building.
5. In the light of these facts and circumstances, the appellant has made out a case so as to interfere with the order of the learned Single Judge dated 20.01.2025 passed in CWJC No. 2140 of 2022, on the sole ground that learned Single Judge has committed error in not apprising the impugned order dated 03.08.2018 vide Annexure-6, is without application of mind and it is not with reference to any statutory provision. Accordingly, they are set aside.
6. The Executive Officer, Nagar Parishad, Motihari, East Champaran, is hereby directed to evaluate the construction work undertaken by the appellant-Rohit Kumar under the supervision of technical persons and thereafter
4/4 determine what is the amount appellant-Rohit Kumar has invested on the construction and proceed to pass order. On such determination of amount, the appellant-Rohit Kumar is entitled to interest @ 8 per cent per annum. The same shall be settled along with the invested amount read with interest within a period of four months from the date of receipt of this order.
7. The appellant is entitled to litigation cost throughout the litigations and it is quantified at Rs. 50,000/-. Cost shall be paid by the Executive Officer, Nagar Parishad, Motihari, East Champaran to the appellant within 8 weeks from today.
8. Accordingly, LPA stands allowed.
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