IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE NO. 11270 of 2010 ================================================== Shambhu Chaudhary s/o Hare Krishna Chaudhary, r/o village – Hasanpur, P.S. Khanpur, District – Samastipur ….. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Collector, Samastipur 3. The Deputy Development Commissioner-cum-Chief Executve officer, Office of the Zila Parishad Samastipur 4. The Chairmna, Zila Parishad, Samastipur 5. TheSub-divisional Officer, Rosera, Samastipur 6. The Circle Officer, Sivnagar, P.S. Sivjinagar, Samastipur 7. Indradev Singh s/o Padarath Singh, r/o village Phatehpur, P.S Khanpur, Samastipur 8. Jeebachh Yadav s/o Kapil Yadav, r/o village – Baghopur, P.S. Rosera, Samastipur 9. Ram Sagar Yadav s/o Kailu Yadav, r/o village – Baghopur, P.S. Rosera, District – Samastipur ……… Respondents ================================================= APPEARANCE For the Petitioner : Mr. Ghanshyam Choudhary, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sunil Kr. Mandal, SC XV For the Respondents 3 & 4: Mr. Amitabh Bhardwaj, Advocate ================================================ CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 17/8/2010 The petitioner claims to be a social worker. He has brought this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution in public interest. He has challenged the action of some unknown persons in collecting toll tax at Balha Phatehpur Ghat situated under Shivajee Nagar Block, District – Samastipur, from the persons and the vehicles who cross the river. It is the complaint of the petitioner that though there was no water in the river, the 2 people, the cattle or the vehicles were not required to take ferry across the river, illegal toll tax is collected. The State has contested the writ petition. It is denied that any illegal toll tax was collected from the persons and the vehicles that crossed the dry river bed. Learned advocate Mr. Amitabh Bhardwaj appears for the Zila Parishad. He has produced the Resolution dated 1st July 2010. Under the said Resolution, the Government has taken over the responsibility of Ghats in the State of Bihar and Zila Parishads are absolved from the upkeep of the Ghats. Toll tax collected by the Zila Parishad is abolished. In view of the statements made on behalf of the State authorities and the aforesaid Resolution, no further action is required. Besides, the petition is too vague and is bereft of the specific incidences. The petition is disposed of. Neyaz/ ( R. M. Doshit,CJ.) ( Jyoti Saran, J.)