Satyendra Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13538 of 2022 ====================================================== Satyendra Singh, S/o Late Shiv Narayan Singh, Resident of VillageKukurbar, P.O. and P.S.- Telhara, District- Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

The Principal Secretary, Department of Electric and Energy, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The District Magistrate, Nalanda.

4.

The Chief Engineer, Electricity Department, Nalanda. 5.

The Superintendent Engineer, Electricity Department, Nalanda. 6.

The Executive Engineer (S.D.O.), Electric Supply Division, Electricity Department, Ekangarsarai, Nalanda.

7.

The Circle Officer, Ekangarsarai, District- Nalanda. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Abbas Haider, SC-6 Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, Sr. Advocate Mr. Kunal Tiwary, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) ===================================================== (The proceedings of the Court are being conducted by Hon'ble the Chief Justice/ Hon'ble Judges through Video Conferencing from their residential ofÏces/residences. Also, the Advocates and the Staffs joined the proceedings through Video Conferencing from their residences/ofÏces.)

2/4 Date : 16-09-2022 The petitioner has prayed for the following relief/s :-

3/4 After the matter was heard for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present petition reserving liberty to take recourse to such other remedies as are otherwise permissible and admissible in accordance with law as also represent to the appropriate authority, venting out the grievances, subjectmatter of the present petition. Prayer allowed. Liberty, as prayed for, is granted.

Without expressing any opinion on merits, leaving all questions of fact and law open, the present petition is disposed of as withdrawn with the liberty aforesaid. We expect that the appropriate authority shall consider and decide the petitioner's application/request expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months from the date of its presentation.

Needless to say that while considering such request, principles of natural justice shall be followed and due opportunity of hearing afforded to the parties. If aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner shall have liberty to approach this Court by way of separate petition(s), if so required and desired.

4/4 Interlocutory application, if any, shall also stand disposed of.

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