Sanjay Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18479 of 2018 ====================================================== Sanjay Kumar Singh, Son of Ramendra Singh, R/o Village- Dhandiha, P.S. Bhojpur, District- Bhojpur at Ara.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Principal Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

5.

The District Magistrate, Bhojpur.

6.

The Assistant Director, Department of Mines, Bhojpur. 7.

The Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vivek Anand Amritesh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Gyan Prakash Ojha, GA-7 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 06-01-2020 The petition filed on 13.09.2018 is listed for hearing for the first time today before the Court.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.

Petitioner has prayed for the following relief/s: "For directing and commanding the respondent authorities to ensure stoppage of sand Mining from One thousand fit north to two thousand fit south in the prohibited area of Abdul Bari Road cum Railway Bridge, Koilwar by any means of Transportation i.e. either by Road or by Boad."

Patna High Court CWJC No.18479 of 2018(2) dt.06-01-2020 2/2 After the matter was heard for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner shall be content if a direction is issued to the concerned respondents to consider and decide the representation, which the petitioner shall be making afresh within a period of four weeks from today. Learned counsel for the State states that upon receipt of such request, if any, the same shall be dealt with in accordance with law, expeditiously and positively within a period of three months from the date of receipt thereof. Equally, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to take recourse to such alternative remedies as are otherwise available in accordance with law.

We are hopeful that as and when petitioner takes recourse to such remedies, as are otherwise available in law, before the appropriate forum, the same shall be dealt with, in accordance with law and with reasonable dispatch. The petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (Sanjay Karol, CJ) ( Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) uday/- U