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Nh - 131 G Sherpur Digwara Section Of Patna Ring Road v. The State Of Bihar

2022-03-10The Chief Justice -,Mr. Justice S. Kumar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8360 of 2021 ====================================================== NH - 131 G Sherpur Digwara Section of Patna Ring Road ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar & Ors.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. P.K. Shahi, Sr. Advocate, Amicus Curiae For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Anjani Kumar, AAG-4 Dr. K.N. Singh, ASG Mr. Abhijeet Gautam, JC to ASG Mr. Kumar Priya Ranjan, Advocate Mr. S.N. Pathak, Advocate Dr. Maurya Vijay Chandra, Advocate Mr. Anshay Bahadur Mathur, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 10-03-2022 The present petition, i.e., CWJC No.8360 of 2021 titled as NH - 131 G Sherpur Digwara Section of Patna Ring Road Vs. the State of Bihar & Ors. was initiated on the basis of order dated 22.03.2021 passed in CWJC No.8900 of 2020, titled as the National Highway Projects in the state of Bihar Vs. the State of Bihar & Ors.

We notice that purely as a result of constant monitoring on all aspects, much progress with regard to the construction of NH - 131 G Sherpur Digwara Section of Patna Ring Road has taken place.

We also notice that several affidavits stand filed by

Patna High Court CWJC No.8360 of 2021(8) dt.10-03-2022 2/3 the respective parties.

Further, it is brought to our notice that now a public spirited person, a practising Advocate of this Court, has also filed a separate petition touching the very same subject matter. As such, it is jointly prayed that the present proceeding be closed with the progress monitored in the newly instituted petition.

We are in agreement with such submission.

Ordered accordingly.

However, we further direct that the entire record, i.e., the order-sheet(s) and the pleadings of the instant petition ,i.e., CWJC No.8360 of 2021 titled as NH - 131 G Sherpur Digwara Section of Patna Ring Road Vs. the State of Bihar & Ors. be placed on the file of the newly instituted petition i.e., CWJC No.3252 of 2022 titled as Dev Kumar Pandey Versus the Union of India & Ors., to form part thereof. We request Mr. P. K. Shahi, learned Sr. Advocate, to continue to assist this court as Amicus Curiae in the newly instituted petition.

Since Shri Anjani Kumar, Sr. Advocate, learned AAG 4, has been assisting the court on behalf of the State and its instrumentality, as such we also request him to continue to do

Patna High Court CWJC No.8360 of 2021(8) dt.10-03-2022 3/3 so also in the newly instituted petition i.e., CWJC No.3252 of 2022 titled as Dev Kumar Pandey Versus the Union of India & Ors.

In view of the aforesaid order, we close the proceeding of CWJC No.8360 of 2021 titled as NH - 131 G Sherpur Digwara Section of Patna Ring Road Vs. the State of Bihar & Ors.

(Sanjay Karol, CJ) ( S. Kumar, J) Sanjay/- U