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Ranjana Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2025-08-22Mr. Justice Mohit Kumar Shah2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3642 of 2023 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19193 of 2015 ====================================================== Ranjana Devi Wife of Late Girijanandan Mishra Resident of Village - Brahampur, P.S.- Kamtaul District Darbhanga, Presently Residing at Mohalla Radha Krishnanagar, P.S. and District - Saharsa. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna, namely Mr. Amir Subhani.

2.

The Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department Government of Bihar Patna namely Mr. Chaitanya Prasad.

3.

The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department Birpur District Supaul namely Mr. Manoj Raman.

4.

The Superintending Engineer, Eastern Embankment Circle water Resources Department Saharsa namely Mr. Rajesh Kumar.

5.

The Executive Engineer, Eastern Koshi Embankment Division, Chandrayan District Saharsa namely Md. Afzal Alam.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Amarnath Jha, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Government Advocate 2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 22-08-2025 It is submitted by the learned counsel for the opposite parties that in compliance of the judgment of this Court dated 22.9.2023, passed in CWJC No. 19193 of 2015, the Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Birpur, District-Supaul has already passed a reasoned order dated 21.12.2023, as contained in memo dated 22.12.2023, rejecting the claim of the petitioner.

2.

In view of the aforesaid, the learned counsel for the

Patna High Court MJC No.3642 of 2023(3) dt.22-08-2025 2/2 petitioner seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioner to challenge the aforesaid order, passed by the Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Birpur, District-Supaul, by taking recourse to the due process of law. Liberty, so sought, is granted. 3.

Accordingly, the present contempt petition stands disposed off.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U