IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15137 of 2011 Santosh Kumar, S/O Sri Jawahar Prasad Resident of Kotha Toli, P.S.- Sasaram, District-Rohtas (Sasaram) ……… petitioner Versus 1. The Union of India through Secretary Archaeological Department, Govt. of India. 2. The Director of Archaeology, Archaeological Survey of India, Govt. of India. 3. Superintendent of Archaeology, Patna Circle, Patna. 4. The State of Bihar through the District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Rohtas at Sasaram, P.O. & P.S.Sasaram, Dist.-Rohtas. 5. The conservation Assistant, Archaeological Survey of India Sub Circle, Sasaram, P.O.+P.S.-Sasaram,District-Rohtas at Sasaram. 6. Care Taker, Archaeological Survey of India Sub Circle, Sasaram, P.O.+P.S.Sasaram, District-Rohtas at Sasaram. 7. President, Markazi Dargah Committee, Chandan Shahid Peer,SasaramSriRamjaniGaddi,R/O-Alamgabnj Chalania,Sasaram,P.O.+P.S.Sasaram,District-Rohtas at Sasaram. 8.Seretary,Markazi DargahCommittee, Chandan Shehid Peer,Sasaram Sri G.M.Ansarai,R/O Bhartiganj-Pathan Toli,P.S.Sasaram District- Rohtas at Sasaram. ---------------------------------- 2 09.09.20110 Heard Mr.Pancham Lal Jaiswal learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh for respondents no.1, 2, 3, 5 and 6, and Mr. Ajay Bihari Sinha for respondent no.4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is an ancient monument (rock inscription) of Ancient Samrat Ashok situated at Aashikpur Chandan Shahid hill at a distance of 2 K.M from Sasaram within the District of Rohtas which has been damaged by the local people due to lack of proper care and maintenance and the respondent Archaeological Survey of India be directed to take possession of the same for its maintenance. After going through the pleadings in the writ petition and the materials on record, we do not feel that this matter raises any issue of public importance warranting interference by this Court and rather 2 seeks to settle local, personal and political interest. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. However, dismissal of this writ petition shall not preclude the petitioner from moving the concerned authority in the matter. sudha (S.K.Katriar,J.) (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.)