Shivesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar, Represented Through Chief Secretary, Govt. Of Bihar, Patna And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.362 of 2016 ====================================================== Shivesh Kumar, Son of Sri Jaikaran Singh, Resident of Village - Manchi, P.O.- Bhandari, Block Belsand, P.S.- Belsand, District - Sitamarhi .... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar, Represented Through Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna
2. Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna
3. Principal Secretary, Department of Vigilance, Government of Bihar, Patna
4. Additional Director General, Vigilance Bereau of Investigation, Bihar, Patna .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Adv. Mr. Pravin Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Malay Kumar Choudhary, Adv.
Mr.
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Shrivastava, AC to GP-15 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 28-08-2018 The nature of the grievance raised in the present writ application seems to be in the nature of a Public Interest Litigation.
Learned counsel for the petitioner admits that in this very matter the petitioner has filed a Public Interest Litigation which is pending consideration before the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court.
In the opinion of this Court, if the Public Interest Litigation in this very matter is pending and the grievance of the
Patna High Court Cr. WJC No.362 of 2016 (10) dt.28-08-2018 petitioner is connected with the same, considering the nature of the grievance, this Court sitting singally in its writ jurisdiction would not be the appropriate Court to entertain the grievance of the petitioner which is in the nature of a Public Interest Litigation. He can agitate all such pleas, which he is taking here, in the Public Interest Litigation or in an appropriate proceeding, as may be advised.
The application stands disposed off accordingly. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Arvind/- U T