Sanjay Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9798 of 2024 ====================================================== Sanjay Kumar Singh Son of Charan Singh, Resident of Gurudwara Road, Gasai Bagh, Ward No. 17, P.O.- Kotwali, P.S. Kotwali, District- Gaya, Pincode- 823002.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The District Magistrate, Gaya.

3.

The Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Sadar, Gaya.

4.

The Superintendent of Police, Gaya.

5.

Bihar State Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, Patliputra Industrial Area, Patna- 800013, through its Member Secretary. 6.

The Member-Secretary, Bihar State Pollution Control Board. 7.

M/S Divyansh Palace, at- Gasai Bagh, Gurudwara Road, District Gaya823002 through its proprietor Sunita Devi. 8.

Smt Sunita Devi, W/O Vijay Kumar Urf Manoj Kumar, resident of at- Gasai Bagh, Gurudwara Road, P.O.- Kotwali, P.S. - Kotwali, District Gaya823002. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms.Akrity Aishwarya, Advocate Mr. Kundan Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Vikas Kumar, AC to AG ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 28-06-2024 The petitioner is concerned with the closure of unit i.e. the 7th respondent, which has been ordered by the Bihar State Pollution Control Board.

2. We are of the opinion that it cannot be agitated as a public interest litigation since it is purely a private interest

Patna High Court CWJC No.9798 of 2024(2) dt.28-06-2024 2/2 litigation, especially since the petitioner's Counsel submits that the petitioner is a resident of the locality.

3. Permitting the petitioner to take appropriate remedies, Public Interest Litigation is rejected. (K. Vinod Chandran, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) Sujit/- U