Chunchun Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17804 of 2023 ====================================================== Chunchun Singh Son of Late Shree Singh, Resident of Village- Gokhula, Police Station- Sikandra, District- Jamui.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary,Panchayati Raj Deptt. 2.

The Additional Chief Secretary, District Panchayati Raj, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar, Patna.

4.

The District Magistrate, Jamui.

5.

The District Panchayati Raj Officer, Jamui.

6.

The Executive Engineer, Local Area Engineering Organisation Work Division-I, Jamui.

7.

The Block Panchayati Raj Officer, Sikandra, Jamui. 8.

The Circle Officer, Sikandra, Jamui.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ram Vinay Pd. Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.P.K. Shahi, A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY) Date : 05-01-2024 Heard the parties.

2. The present Public Interest Litigation has been preferred by the petitioner with a prayer to direct the respondent, District Magistrate, Jamui to send proposal for

Patna High Court CWJC No.17804 of 2023 dt.05-01-2024 2/3 identifying the sufficient land available in village-Gokhula, within Panchayat Raj, Gokhula, Fatehpur under Sikandra block in the district of Jamui. Further, the petitioner wants the State Government to carry out the construction of the said Panchayat Bhawan on the land so identified.

3. The contention of the petitioner is that both the 'Mukhiya' and the Circle Officer, Sikandra, Jamui have marked a place at Khata no. 409, Khesra no. 1315 under mauja Gokhula, Fatehpur which is not good for Panchayat Raj Bhawan. In sum and substance, the petitioner has tried to convince the Court that the land chosen by the Circle Officer, Sikandra, Jamui as also the 'Mukhiya' for construction of Panchayat Bhawan is not suitable for the common people.

4. The Circle Officer, Sikandra earmarked a land for the construction of Panchayat Bhawan which ultimately would have been approved by the highest authority of the district, the District Magistrate, Jamui and as such the decision so taken needs no interference. A Panchayat Bhawan cannot be constructed according to the convenience of a single individual and/or handful of the people.

5. We do not see any merit in the present Public Interest Litigation, the same is misconceived and is

Patna High Court CWJC No.17804 of 2023 dt.05-01-2024 3/3 accordingly dismissed. We refrain from imposing any cost upon the petitioner.

(K. Vinod Chandran, CJ) ( Rajiv Roy, J) Ravi/- AFR/NAFR CAV DATE Uploading Date 8.01.2023 Transmission Date