Mantu Kumar Dwivedi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9652 of 2022 ====================================================== Mantu Kumar Dwivedi Son of Suresh Dwivedi, Resident of Village-Ratan Parauli, P.S.-Maharajganj, District-Siwan.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2.
The Principal Secretary, Health Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.
The Director-in-Chief, Health Services, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4.
The Executive Director, State Health Committee, Bihar, Patna. 5.
The Collector, District-Siwan.
6.
The Block Development Officer, Basantpur, Siwan. 7.
The Civil Surgeon cum the Chief Medical Officer, District Siwan. 8.
Incharge Medical Officer, Primary Health Cetre, Basantpur, Siwan. 9.
The Officer-Incharge Basantpur Police Station, District-Siwan. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Raj Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr.Rajeshwar Singh ( Ga 10 ) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR) Date : 04-08-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
Petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:-
2/4 After the matter was heard for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner, under instructions, states that petitioner shall be content if a direction is issued to the respondent no.7, namely, The Civil Surgeon cum the Chief Medical Officer, District Siwan to consider and decide the representation which the petitioner shall be filing within a period of four weeks from today for redressal of the grievance(s).
Learned counsel for the respondents states that if such a representation is filed by the petitioner, the authority concerned shall consider and dispose it of expeditiously and preferably within a period of four months from the date of its filing along with a copy of this order.
Statement accepted and taken on record.
3/4 As such, petition stands disposed of on the following terms:- (a) Petitioner shall approach the authority concerned within a period of four weeks from today by filing a representation for redressal of the grievance(s); (b) The authority concerned shall consider and dispose it of expeditiously by a reasoned and speaking order preferably within a period of four months from the date of its filing along with a copy of this order;
(c) The order assigning reasons shall be communicated to the petitioner;
(d) Needless to add, while considering such representation, principles of natural justice shall be followed and due opportunity of hearing afforded to the parties; (e) Also, opportunity to place on record all relevant materials/documents shall be granted to the parties; (f) Equally, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to take recourse to such alternative remedies as are otherwise available in accordance with law;
(g) We are hopeful that as and when petitioner takes recourse to such remedies, as are otherwise available in law, before the appropriate forum, the same shall be dealt with, in
4/4 accordance with law and with reasonable dispatch; (h) Liberty reserved to the petitioner to approach the appropriate forum/Court, should the need so arise subsequently on the same and subsequent cause of action;
(i) We have not expressed any opinion on merits. All issues are left open;
The petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Interlocutory Application(s), if any, stands disposed of. (Sanjay Karol, CJ) ( S. Kumar, J) Sanjay/- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE NA Uploading Date 05.08.2022 Transmission Date NA