Ratan Kumar Sinha v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4484 of 2014 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 7873 of 2013 ====================================================== Ratan Kumar Sinha, son of Late B.N.Prasad, Resident of Mahesh Nagar, Road No.2, P.O. Keshari Nagar, P.S. Patliputra, District-Patna ( in person) .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Secretary, Arban Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna, namely, Dr. B.Raendra, son of not known

2. Kuldip Narayan, son of Sri Uma Kant Mishra, Administrator -cumCommissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna .... .... Opp.Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ratan Kumar Sinha, in person For the State : Mr. AC to AAG-2 For the PMC : Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH KUMAR DATTA and HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA MISHRA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH KUMAR DATTA) 20-02-2015 In the show cause filed on behalf of the opposite party no.2, Municipal Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation, it is stated that after receiving no response to the first tender notice issued in May, 2014, a second tender notice was published on 7.9.2014 pursuant to which ultimately the work order dated 30.12.2014 has been issued to one Shri Chandra Bhushan Singh for construction of U/G drain from R.K.Billa to Shivpuri Nala in Mahesh Nagar, Road No.02, Ward No. 07 for estimated cost of Rs. 28,11,900/- and the period for completion of the work as per the contract is six months.

Patna High Court MJC No.4484 of 2014 (5) dt.20-02-2015 2/2 The petitioner, appearing in person, submits that hardly any progress has been made during the intervening period towards the completion of the work and if the work is going to take as many as six months whereas this Court had directed the same to be completed within four months, then at the very least the authorities of the respondent-Municipal Corporation ought to have cleaned the drains so that the residents therein can live with some amount of peace without the stink in the entire area. On a consideration of the fact and circumstances of the case, no case for proceeding under the contempt jurisdiction of this Court is made out for the present. The contempt application is, accordingly, disposed of. It is expected that the authorities of the Municipal Corporation shall ensure that the work is completed within the time granted in the work order. In the meantime, they shall also ensure that the drains are kept clean so that the residents can have a peaceful existence.

(Ramesh Kumar Datta, J) (Anjana Mishra, J) U S.Pandey/-