Lavkush Anupam v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19129 of 2018 ====================================================== Lavkush Anupam son of Late Lakshman Singh, resident of VillageAkhlaspur, Police Station- Bhabua, District- Kaimur, Bhabua. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Rural Works Department, Government of Bihar, 5th Floor, Vishveshwarya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna.-800015.

2.

The Additional Secretary, Rural Works Department, 5th Floor, Vishveshwarya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Pat 3.

The Engineer-in- Chief, Rural Works Department, 5th Floor, Vishveshwarya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 4.

The Executive Engineer, Rural Works Department, Division Office, Bhabua. 5.

The Assistant Engineer, Rural Works Department, Division Office, Bhabua. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Abhishek Kumar For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Pushkar Narayan Shahi- Aag6 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 06-01-2020 This petition filed on 20.09.2018 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: "(i) For issuance of a direction in the

Patna High Court CWJC No.19129 of 2018(2) dt.06-201801-2020 2/3 nature of mandamus directing the respondents to complete the maintenance/or to re-construct the rural road namely Kori to Jhengari Dehara which is in a dilapidated condition;

(ii) And/or for any other relief(s) for which the petitioner may be found entitled to in the facts and circumstances of the present case."

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

Patna High Court CWJC No.19129 of 2018(2) dt.06-201801-2020 3/3 accordance with law and with reasonable dispatch. The petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (Sanjay Karol, CJ) ( Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) sujit/- U