Rohit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9863 of 2017 ===========================================================

1. Rohit Kumar, Son of Late Tejnarayan Prasad, resident of Mohalla- Bazar Samiti, Police Station- Bahadurpur, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Urban Development, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Urban Development, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna.

4. The Chief Engineer, Department of Urban Development, Government of Bihar, Patna.

5. The Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Patna. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Madhu Prasun, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Yogendra Prasad Sinha-AAG7 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date: 01-08-2017 This petition has been filed in public interest and the grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents have constructed a new sewage line in the eastern and western side of Chandmari Road, Kankarbagh Road, Patna in Ward Nos.29 and 35 in an unscientific and haphazard manner, thereby causing water logging and inconvenience to the citizens and public at large. Except for contending that the drainage has been constructed in an unscientific and haphazard manner and it is creating hindrance to the local

Patna High Court CWJC No.9863 of 2017 dt.01-08-2017 2/2 people, nothing is brought to our notice about the technical shortcomings, breach of specifications or expert opinion to show that the construction of the sewage or the road is contrary to the plan approved by the town planner or in violation of statutory provision. In case there is water logging in the area, it is for the petitioner to bring these facts to the notice of the Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation and we direct the Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation, to look into the grievance of the petitioner and take such steps as may be required and expedient for preventing water logging in the area during rainy season. With the aforesaid, this application is disposed of. (Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) K.C.jha/- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE N/A Uploading Date 5.8.2017 Transmission Date N/A