Eastern Bihar Bus Owners Association Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Eastern Bihar Bus Owners Association Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of with a direction that any proposal to shift the existing bus stand from Dickson Mod Private Bus Stand to Ricksadih may proceed only if necessary infrastructure for running the bus stand and adequate facilities for commuters are provided.

Issue for consideration

Whether the cause of the writ petition survives, given the authorities' decision to permit the petitioner to operate from the Dickson Mod Private Bus Stand and to drop the proposal to shift it to Ricksadih. +1 more

Court's answer

Having regard to the submissions that the cause no longer survived, the writ petition was disposed of with the above direction.

Ratio / Principle

If the authorities propose to shift the existing bus stand situated at Dickson Mod Private Bus Stand to Ricksadih, they are free to do so only provided necessary infrastructure for running the bus stand and adequate facilities are provided to the commuters.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition (Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1483 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Patna) filed by the Eastern Bihar Bus Owners Association through its Vice President, concerning the authorities' proposal to shift the private bus stand from Dickson Mod to Ricksadih, Bhagalpur. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the cause did not survive as the authorities had permitted operation from the Dickson Mod Private Bus Stand and dropped the shift proposal, but objected that the authorities were attempting the shift without providing infrastructure or facilities, drawing attention to photographs filed with the rejoinder to the counter-affidavit of Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 showing the proposed Ricksadih site lacked infrastructure and amenities and was largely water-logged. Disposing of the petition, A. Abhishek Reddy, J., directed that in case of any proposal to shift the existing bus stand from Dickson Mod Private Bus Stand to Ricksadih, the authorities are free to do so provided necessary infrastructure for running the bus stand and adequate facilities are provided to the commuters.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1483 of 2026

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Eastern Bihar Bus Owners Association through its Vice President Shri Subodh Kumar Roy S/o Bhagwan Ray, 53 years, Male, resident of Gram- English, Post Farka Sabour, P.S Bath, District- Bhagalur, Bhagalpur, Bihar 813210 having registered office at P.O. Kajwali Chak, P.S-Kotwali, DistrictBhagalpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar through its Secretary, Transport Department, Bihar, Patna.

The Commissioner cum Chairman, Regional Transport Authority, Bhagalpur, Bihar 812001.

The District Magistrate, Bhagalpur, Bihar 812001.

The Municipal Commissioner, Bhagalpur Municipal Corporation, Bhagalpur, Bihar 812001.

... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha, Advocate. Mr. Avanindre Kr. Jha, Advocate. Mr. Ram Naresh Jha, Advocate. For the Respondent/s : Ms. Binita Singh, SC 28. For the BMC : Mr. Manoj Kr. Sinha, Advocate. ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER

5 16-06-2026

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner

submits that the cause in the present writ petition does not survive as the authorities have taken a decision to permit the petitioner to operate from the Dickson Mod Private Bus Stand. That they have dropped the proposal to shift the bus stand from the Dickson Mod Private Bus Stand to Ricksadih. Learned counsel submits that this is the second attempt by the authorities in trying to shift the bus stand from Dickson Mod private Bus stand to Ricksadih. Learned

Patna High Court CWJC No.1483 of 2026(5) dt.16-06-2026 2/2

counsel submits that the petitioner has no objection for shifting the bus stand from the Dickson Mod Private Bus Stand to Ricksadih provided necessary infrastructure and other facilitates are provided. However, the authority without providing any infrastructure or facilities are trying to shift the bus stand. Learned counsel has drawn the attention of this Court to the photographs filed along with the rejoinder to the counter-affidavit filed by the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 which shows that the proposed bus stands i.e. Ricksadih does not have any infrastructure nor any amenities are provided and most of the area is water-logged.

Having regard to the above made submissions, the present writ petition is disposed of directing the respondentauthorities that in case any proposal is there to shift the existing bus stand situated at Dickson Mod Private Bus Stand to Ricksadih, they are free to do so provided necessary infrastructure for running the bus stand and adequate facilities are provided to the commuters.

With the above directions, the present writ petition stands disposed of.

(A. Abhishek Reddy, J)

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