IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6739 of 2010 ***** Rakesh Kumar Jaiswal, S/o Sri Ashok Kumar Jaiswal, resident of village & P.O. Ghogha Bazar, P.S. Kahalgaon, District-Bhagalpur. …. …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The District Magistrate, Bhagalpur. 3. The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Government of India Undertaking, Mumbai through its Regional Manager at Regional Branch Office, Patna. …. …. Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Bipin Bihari Singh, Advocate For the Respondent No.1 & 2: Mr. Ram Chandra Pd. Bharti, S.C.14 Mr. Ajay Kumar, A.C. to S.C.14 For the Respondent No.3 : Mr. Rajeev Prakash, Advocate ---------- 2. 20.4.2010. Heard Bipin Bihari Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Ram Chandra Pd. Bharti, learned counsel for the State and Mr. Rajeev Prakash, learned counsel for the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. The only grievance that has been put forth in this writ petition is that a site for establishment of a petrol pump has been chosen, as a result of which it is likely to cause immense jeopardy to the life and health of the inhabitants of the locality. Mr. Rajeev Prakash, learned counsel appearing - 2 - for the Corporation submitted that the selection process is complete and they have applied for no objection certificate before the District Magistrate. Regard being had to the submissions put forth by learned counsel for the parties, we are only inclined to observe that the District Magistrate, while granting the no objection certificate shall keep the Petroleum Rules, 2002 in mind. We may hasten to add, we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. With the aforesaid observations the writ petition stands disposed of. Pawan/- (Dipak Misra, CJ) (Mihir Kumar Jha, J)