IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2623 of 2010 Shiv Mangal Kumar, son of Sri Janardan Rai, resident of Nalanda Colony Khazepur, Police Station-Shastri Nagar, District-Patna. … Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Principal Secretary, Health Department, New Secretariat, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Principal Secretary, Social Welfare, Old Secretariat, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Director Social Welfare, Old Secretariat, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 5. Divisional Commissioner, Bhagalpur Division, Bhagalpur. 6. District Magistrate, Bhagalpur. 7. Assistant Director Social Protection Cell-cum-Incharge Remand Home Bhagalpur, District-Bhagalpur. 8. House Master-Cum- Incharge Superintendent, District- Bhagalpur. … Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Pratap Sharma, Advocate For the respondents : Mr. Roy Shivaji Nath, A.A.G-IV Mr. Satish Kumar Sinha, A C to A.A.G.IV. ----- 02. 16/02/2010 The petitioner, as pro bono publico, has preferred this writ petition for issue of a writ of mandamus for shifting Remand Home from Bhagalpur district to a proper place and to issue further appropriate direction for taking such requisite steps for protection of the life of the children at the Remand Home. Having heard Mr. Pratap Sharma, learned - 2 - counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Roy Shivaji Nath, learned Additional Advocate General-IV, for the State it is directed that the State shall take such action by which the interest of the children at Remand Home is not affected and they are appropriately taken care of. With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sunil (Dipak Misra, C.J.) ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)