Rajeshwar Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14656 of 2019 ====================================================== 1.

Rajeshwar Kumar S/O Late Jagatdhar Kumar, Resident of village Maniappa, P.O.- Maniappa, P.S.- Matihani, District- Begusarai. 2.

Manoj Kumar S/O Late Janardan Kumar, Resident of village Maniappa, P.O.- Maniappa, P.S.- Matihani, District- Begusarai. 3.

Chandreshwar Kumar, S/O Late Jagatdhar Kumar, Resident of village Maniappa, P.O.- Maniappa, P.S.- Matihani, District- Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar Through Principal Secretary Water Resource Department, Government of Bihar.

2.

The District Magistrate, Begusarai.

3.

Superintendent of Police, Begusarai.

4.

The Land Acquisition Officer, Begusarai.

5.

Sub-Divisional Office, Begusarai.

6.

Circle officer, Matihani, Begusarai.

7.

Officer-in-charge, Matihani, Begusarai.

8.

General Manager, East Zone, Gannon Dunkerley Pvt. LTD. 9.

Chief Engineer, Gannon Dunkerley Pvt. LTD, Jalminar Project at Maniappa. 10.

Assistant Engineer, Gannon Dunkerley Pvt. LTD, Jalminar Project at Maniappa.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vishal Saurabh For the State :

Mr.Anjani Kumar ( AAG-4) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-07-2019 Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

The upsum of the allegation of the petitioners is that their purchased land has been unauthorizedly used by the respondents for the purpose of construction of a Jal Minar under some scheme of the State Government, without following the

Patna High Court CWJC No.14656 of 2019(3) dt.24-07-2019 2/2 due process of law.

If the authorities have acted in breach of law, adversely affecting the rights of the petitioners, they have alternative statutory remedy under Bihar Right to Public Grievance Redressal Act, 2015 (for short 'the Act'), by making an application before the Public Grievance Redressal Officer. Since the petitioners have alternative statutory remedy, which is efficacious too, this writ application is disposed of with an observation that the petitioners shall be at liberty to approach the appropriate Officer, by making an application in accordance with the Act and the Rules, if any, framed thereunder. If any such application is made within one week from today, the Court expects that the same shall be dealt with and disposed of expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) HR/- U