Vikas Kumar v. The Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court oral order dated 19-01-2024 in CWJC No.1659 of 2023 closing a writ petition concerning maintenance/potholes on NH-31 (Purnea-Dalkola-Kishanganj). Closure rests on NHAI's Joint Inspection Report (Annexure R2 series, supplementary counter affidavit dated 05.12.2023) recording no potholes and satisfactorily completed maintenance rendering the road traffic-worthy. Petitioner Vikas Kumar appeared in person; respondents included the Union of India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highway, NHAI (Chairman/Project Director, PIU Purnea), Road Construction Department (Bihar), and contractor M/s H.S. Mehta.
What did the court decide?
Acting on the Joint Inspection Report (Annexure R2 series to NHAI's supplementary counter affidavit dated 05.12.2023), in which the committee having examined the road categorically stated that no potholes were found and maintenance had been completed satisfactorily making the road traffic-worthy, the Court held that the writ petition would hence stand closed.