IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11688 of 2007 ------ Pankaj Kumar son of Sri Gajendra Prasad resident of Mohalla Bhanwar Pokhar Bagicha, P.O.- Bankipore, P.S.- Pirbahore, District- Patna. ….. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Deptt. Of Urban Development, Govt. of Bihar 3. The District Magistrate, Patna 4. The Municipal Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna. …… Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr.Rajesh Ranjan, Advocate For the respondent nos. 1 to 3 : Mr. Alok Kumar, Junior Counsel to Government Advocate-I For the respondent no.4: Mr. Chandrashekhar, Senior Advocate Mr. Bishwa Bibhuti Kumar Singh,Advocate ------- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ------- Dated, the 11th November, 2008. Mr. Bishwanath Singh, Municipal Commissioner, Patna Municipal corporation, is present in the court. He stated before us that the encroachments in the park have been removed and that within six weeks from today, the management of the park will be handed over to the Non-Governmental Organisation (N.G.O.). - 2 - 2. Although the counsel for the petitioner sought to urge that only part of the encroachments have been removed, in view of the categorical statement made by the Municipal Commissioner, we have no justifiable reason to disbelieve him. 3. Consequently, we dispose of this writ petition by the following order: The management of the subject park will be handed over to the Non-Governmental Organisation within six weeks from today. Needless to say that Municipal Commissioner shall ensure that at the time of handing over the management of the park to the N.G.O., the park does not have any encroachment. Order, accordingly. R. M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J. Sunil