Golden Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19370 of 2024 ====================================================== Golden Kumar Son of Lachho Ravidas Resident of Village- Hariyadih, Post Office- Bhour, Police Station- Khaira, District- Jamui, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Principal Secretary, Mines Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Mines Officer, Jamui.

4.

The District Collector, Jamui.

5.

The Circle Officer, Block- Khaira, District- Jamui. 6.

The Director, Ratan Coal Trading Pvt. Ltd., Dhanbad, Post Office- Dhanbad, District- Dhanbad, Jharkhand.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arbind Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mrs. Vijaya Laxmi Srivastava, AC to SC-23 For the Mines :

Mr. Naresh Dikshit, Spl.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 21-01-2025 Heard Mr. Arbind Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Naresh Dikshit, learned Spl. P.P. for the Mines Department as well as Mrs. Vijaya Laxmi Srivastava, learned AC to SC-23 appearing on behalf of the State.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner outrightly submits that the petitioner and other villagers have filed a detailed representation dt. 28.11.2024 before the respondent no.4 (The District Collector, Jamui) but the respondent no.4 (The District Collector, Jamui) has not disposed of the representation of the petitioner and other villagers and the same

Patna High Court CWJC No.19370 of 2024(2) dt.21-01-2025 2/2 is still pending before the respondent no.4 (The District Collector, Jamui).

3. Learned counsel for the Mines Department submits that it appears from paragraph no.5 of the writ petition that the petitioner has indirectly challenged the settlement of the Balu Ghat of Bela, Bhour and Pakari, Jamui in favour of the private respondent.

4. In view of the above, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 4 (The District Collector, Jamui) to dispose of the representation of the petitioner in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of the order of this order.

5. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands disposed of.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) ajay/- U