Disposed

Abhay Kumar Singh v. Health

Jharkhand HC5 May 2015WPC/770/2015

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What is this about?

A PIL challenging the location of the postmortem house near Baidyanath Mandir. The court noted that authorities had decided to shift the facility to the Rajkumari Kusthashram Campus near the outer side before the oncoming Shravani Mela, 2015. Having received confirmation of this decision, the court disposed of the petition.

What did the court decide?

None. The petition was disposed of based on the confirmation that the postmortem house would be shifted to an alternative site.

Abhay Kumar Singh Vs Health — Constitutional and Fundamental Rights | Jharkhand HC (2015)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(PIL)No. 770 of 2015

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Abhay Kumar Singh son of Sri Nand Kishore Singh, resident of Chandpur, Deoghar, PO-Daburgram, PS-Jasidih, District-Deoghar.

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… … Petitioner -Versus-

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The State of Jharkhand through its Chief Secretary, Project Building, PODhurwa,PS-Jagarnathpur, District-Ranchi

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The Principal Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Jharkhand, Project Building, PO-Dhurwa,PS-Jagarnathpur, District-Ranchi.

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The Principal Secretary, Department of Urban Development, Government of Jharkhand, Project Building, PO-Dhurwa,PS-Jagarnathpur, DistrictRanchi.

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The Director, Health Services, R.C.H. Building, Namkum, PO & PSNamkum, District-Ranchi.

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The Deputy Commissioner, Deoghar, PO,PS & District-Deoghar.

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The Civil Surgeon cum Chief Medical Officer, Deoghar, PO, PS & DistrictDeoghar.

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… … Respondents

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CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE VIRENDER SINGH, CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE P.P. BHATT

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For the Petitioner : Mr. Vineet Prakash, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Rajesh Shankar, Govt. Advocate

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Order No.06/ Dated 5th May, 2015

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Per Virender Singh, C.J.

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Grievance projected herein for shifting of postmortem house from the middle of Deoghar Town, which is a densely populated area and place of public importance as well, Baidyanath Mandir being at walking distance only from the said place, has been taken care of by the Deputy Commissioner, Deoghar in consultation with the Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Deoghar and it has been decided that postmortem house will be constructed at an alternative site near the outer side of Rajkumari Kusthashram Campus, Kalirakha, which would be made operational before oncoming Shravani Mela, 2015 at Deoghar.

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Mr. Rajesh Shankar, learned Government Advocate, has placed the communications received from Deputy Commissioner, Deoghar dated 11^th

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March, 2015 and of Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Deoghar (be tagged at a proper place).

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Expecting that postmortem house shall be shifted to a new place before Shravani Mela, 2015 as committed by the Deputy Commissioner, Deoghar, we dispose of the instant petition.

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(Virender Singh, C.J.)

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(P.P. Bhatt, J.)

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G.Jha/LAK

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