Awadheshwar Sharma v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1109 of 2018 ====================================================== Awadheshwar Sharma, S/o Late Natthan Sharma resident of village - Bambar, , P.S.- Bamgar, P.O. & Anchal - Tetiya Bambar, District - Munger. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

2. Divisional Commissioner, Munger Division, Munger.

3. District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Munger.

4. Executive Engineer, Building Construction Department, Building Division, Munger.

5. Land Acquisition Officer, Munger.

6. Sub-Divisional Officer, Haweli Kharagpur, Munger. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Diwakar Prasad Karn, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 04-07-2018 Inter alia contending that on a river bed illegal construction is being made, this Public Interest Litigation has been filed by the petitioner.

Apart from the fact that the petitioner's antecedent to file Public Interest Litigation is not clear from the material available on record, petitioner has directly approached this Court without approaching the competent authority of the State Government and making an appropriate complaint. In view of the above, we are not inclined to interfere into the matter. The writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the

Patna High Court CWJC No.1109 of 2018(3) dt.04-07-2018 2/2 petitioner to take up the issue with the competent authority, the State Government, in case he has any grievance. (Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) P.K.P./- U