IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11072 of 2009 3 17.9.2009 Mohan Lal Son of Late Shambhu Lal, resident of Mohalla Bhanwar Pokhar, PS Pirbahore, District Patna .... Petitioner VERSUS 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna 4. The District Magistrate, Patna 5. The Patna Municipal Corporation through its Urban Development Secretary, Patna 6. The Municipal Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna .... Respondents ------- Learned counsel for the petitioner has produced before us a copy of order dated 4.8.2009 passed in a batch of writ petitions – CWJC No.9232 of 2009 and other analogous cases. The election to the post of Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Patna Municipal Corporation which was scheduled for 5th August, 2009, has been stayed as an interim measure and the writ petitions are said to be pending awaiting service report in respect of some of the respondents in those cases. Learned counsel for the petitioner has indicated that in substance, the petitioner wants this Court to order 2 for an alternative course of action in view of situation arising due to interim stay granted by learned single Judge on 4.8.2009 so that the Patna Municipal Corporation may function in accordance with law. We are of the view that such alternative arrangement can be permitted in accordance with law only by the Bench hearing the pending writ petitions in which stay order has been passed. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty that if so advised, petitioner may seek intervention in those writ petitions through filing an appropriate application. It is expected that the Bench hearing those writ petitions shall take up the matter expeditiously so that working of the Patna Municipal Corporation in accordance with law is not adversely affected. (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ) (Jyoti Saran, J.) sk