Chandra Kant Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Public interest litigation, Patna High Court CWJC 12191/2024, decided 09-09-2024; petitioner Chandra Kant Singh (Begusarai) sought restraint on raising the height/level of Gayatri Mandir road (South of B.P. High School - Pokhar - Kali Mandir - Matihani Block road); respondents included State of Bihar (Urban Development and Housing Department; Road Construction Department), DM-cum-Collector Begusarai, Municipal Commissioner and Assistant Engineer Nagar Nigam Begusarai, Executive Engineer PWD; counter affidavit cited low road level, higher-level roadside houses and water logging; writ petition closed as unnecessary; oral judgment by Chief Justice K. Vinod Chandran with Justice Partha Sarthy; advocates: Sunil Kumar (petitioner), P. K. Shahi Advocate General, Ravi Bhushan Verma (Municipal Corporation); no statutes or precedents cited; no monetary amount.
What did the court decide?
None; the writ petition was closed as unnecessary, with no relief granted to the petitioner.