Bhagwat Ram v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8390 of 2016 ====================================================== Bhagwat Ram son of Late Nand Kumar Ram, R/o Village- Dubey Batrahan, P.O.- Misir, Batrahan, P.S.- Phulwaria, District- Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State Of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department, Bihar.

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The Director, Bihar Soldier Welfare Board, Old Secretariat, Patna-15. 3.

The Managing Director, Bihar State Housing Board, Patna. 4.

Dy. Director Soldier Sainik Rehabilitation Directorate, home Department, Patna.

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The Secretary Housing Department, Bihar, Patna. 6.

The Secretary, Home Department, Bihar, Patna. 7.

The Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 8.

The Principal Secretary of the Governor Bihar. 9.

Nukul Singh Son of Late Jiwat Singh, residing in quarter No. 188 Defense Colony, P.S.- Kankarbagh, District- Patna.

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Suresh Pd. Singh, Son of Late Ram Kishun Singh, Grih Arakshi Vibhag, Sainik Kalyan Nideshalaya, Bihar Sarkar Patna residing at Quarter No. 191 Defense Colony P.S.- Kankarbagh, District- Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Jyotindra Pratap Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Ashutosh Kr. Upadhyay, AC to SC 9 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 25-04-2023 The present petition has been filed seeking the following relief :- "(i) For issuance of writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents to act accordance with law in allotting a residential house of Defense Colony, Kankarbagh, Patna and quash the office order dated 14.08.2015

Patna High Court CWJC No.8390 of 2016(3) dt.25-04-2023 2/2 bearing Memo no. lS0 d0 fu0/ 3/ 152/ 04/ 761/Patna-23."

At the outset, the learned counsel appearing for the respondent- Bihar State Housing Board, Patna has submitted that no defence quota Flat is vacant for allotment to the petitioner, however, whenever such Scheme is floated, the case of the petitioner would be considered on priority. In such view of the matter, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioner to approach the Bihar Soldier Welfare Board, Patna, as and when the Flats under the defence quota are made available by the respondent- Bihar State Housing Board, Patna. Liberty so sought, is granted.

The writ petition stands disposed off as not pressed. (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) rinkee/- U