Prasant Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5505 of 2015 =========================================================== Prasant Kumar Singh Son of Sri Shyam Nandan Prasad Singh Resident of Marwari School Road, Darbhanga, P.S. - Town Darbhanga, District- Darbhanga. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

2. Divisional Commissioner-cum-Chairman, Darbhanga Regional Transport Authority, Darbhanga.

3. District Magistrate, Darbhanga.

4. Senior Superintendent of Police, Darbhanga.

5. Joint Commissioner cum Secretary, Darbhanga Regional Transport Authority, Commissioners Compound, Darbhanga.

6. Sub Divisional Officer, Benipur , District- Darbhanga.

7. Officer in Charge, Bahera Police Station, District- Darbhanga.

8. Kundan Kumar Singh Son of Late Parmanand Singh, Residnet of Village and Post - Sajjanpura, P.S. - Bahera, Anchal - Benipur, District- Darbhanga. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey,Adv For the Respondent/s : Mr. GP17- BINODJI VERMA, Adv =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 19-11-2018 The present writ petition has been filed for a direction to the respondent nos. 2 to 7 and to restrain the respondent no. 8 not to collect any amount in the name of bus stand fee/tax/bill for Majhaura Chowk Bus Stand situated on Khata No. 144, 765, Khesra No. 3918, 3919, 7709 and 5354, an area of 5 Katha bounded by North-Road, South-Self lesser, East-Self lesser, West- Self lesser from the petitioner.

2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it will suffice if the petitioner's representation dated 05.01.2015 (Annexure-5) for redressal of his grievances filed before the Divisional Commissioner-cum-Chairman, Darbhanga Regional

Patna High Court CWJC No.5505 of 2015 dt.19-11-2018 Transport Authority, Darbhanga (Respondent No. 2) is directed to be disposed of, in which event, the present writ petition need not be pressed on merits.

3. Learned counsel for the respondents appears and has been heard.

4. Having regard to the nature of the grievances and the stand of the petitioner, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Divisional Commissioner-cum-Chairman, Darbhanga Regional Transport Authority, Darbhanga (Respondent No. 2) to consider and dispose of the petitioner's representation dated 05.01.2015 (Annexure-5), if the same is pending before him, after grant of opportunity of hearing to the petitioner in accordance with law expeditiously and preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this judgment. (Vikash Jain, J) Chandran/BT AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE NA Uploading Date 19.11.2018 Transmission Date NA