All India Students Federation Through Its State Joint Secretary, Ranjit Pandit v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.118 of 2018 ====================================================== All India Students Federation through its State Joint Secretary, Ranjit Pandit Son of Prashuram Pandit, R/o Village Gajipur, P.S. Desari, Dist - Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

Principal Secretary, P.H.E. Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3.

Principal Secretary, General Administration Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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Engineer in Chief, P.H.E. Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 5.

The Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Bihar, 6.

Patna Municipal Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dinu Kumar, Advocate Mr.Arvind Kumar Sharma, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Lalit Kishore- A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 26-07-2022 Petitioner has prayed for the following relief(s):- "a. For commanding the direction to the respondents to ensure safe water for drinking to the students who are getting education from Primary School to University in the state of Bihar and the people of the State Government. Who are compelled to drinking water containing Arsenic, Iron, and Fluoride which is injuries to health, Animals, Plants and Environment? b. Also for directing to the respondents to take action against the state official who has not taken action to provide safe water for drinking to students of primary

Patna High Court CWJC No.118 of 2018(12) dt.26-07-2022 2/2 to university in the State of Bihar which are serious injuries to health, Animals, Birds, Fishes, Crops and Environment.

c. Also for necessary relief/reliefs, order/orders, direction/directions for which the petitioner is entitled in the eyes of law."

Respondents allege that with the passage of time, the Government has taken appropriate action.

Be that as it may, we leave it open to the petitioner to highlight the issues surviving or otherwise before the authority and/or approach this Court afresh on the same and subsequent cause of action, should the need so arise.

Petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Interlocutory application, if any, shall also stand disposed of.

(Sanjay Karol, CJ) ( S. Kumar, J) Sujit/Ashwini U