IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14354 of 2010 1. ASHOK KUMAR SINGH S/O LATE UTTAMLAL SINGH R/O VILL ASRAHA, P.S.KURSAKANTA(KUARAI), DISTT-ARARIA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY CUM COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT PATNA, BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY CUM COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL WELFARE PATNA, BIHAR 3. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY CUM COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION PATNA, BIHAR 4. THE DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER PURNEA DIVISION, PURNEA, BIHAR 5. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE ARARIA, DISTT-ARARIA, BIHAR 6. THE ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR ARARIA, DISTT-ARARIA, BIHAR 7. THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER ARARIA, DISTT-ARARIA, BIHAR ----------- For the petitioner………. Mr. Mrigank Mauli For the State……Mr. Ritesh Kumar, A.C to A.G.-I 6 03.12.2010 Hear the parties. Present application has been filed seeking only the following relief :- For issuance of an order, direction or writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent authorities not to undertake the process of utilization of private agricultural land of the residents of villages of Asraha and Bishunpur in the Kursakanta Block and of village Majarakh of Sikti Blok of District- Araria, for construction of channel for evacuating the flood water of the river bakara without initiating any land acquisition proceeding or paying compensation to the affected villagers. The petitioner has not stated in the whole of the writ petition any description or detail of the lands owned 2 by him which are being utilized forcibly for construction of channel for evacuating the flood water of the river Bakara. The application therefore, suffers from deficient pleadings. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a joint application signed by several villagers including the petitioner has been filed raising the grievance made in the present application before the respondent District Magistrate Araria, which has been taken cognizance of and certain reports have already been called for by the respondent Sub-Divisional Officer, as would appear from the communications dated 07.05.2010 and 14.05.2010 (Annexure- 4 and 5). The best course, in my view, would be to pursue the aforesaid matter before the respondent authority. Learned counsel for the State assures the Court that if all relevant facts are placed before the authority, needed action shall be taken with promptitude. The application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. Amrendra/ ( K.K. Mandal, J.)