IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4535 of 2009 IMRAN BAIG, SON OF LATE USMAN BAIG, R/O VILLAGE & P.O. TULAPATGANJ, P.S. GHOGHARDIHA, DISTT. MADHUBANI. ------- PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, MUZAFFARPUR. 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SITAMARHI. 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SAHARSA. 5. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, EAST CHAMPARAN. 6. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SUPAUL. 7. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, DARBHANGA. 8. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, PATNA. 9. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BHAGALPUR 10. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, WEST CHAMPARAN. 11. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, KATIHAR. 12. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, MADHUBANI 13. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SAMASTIPUR. 14. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SHEOHAR 15. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, NALANDA 16. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, KHAGARIA 17. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, GOPALGANJ 18. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, MADHEPURA. 19. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, ARARIA 20. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BEGUSARAI 21. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, VAISHALI 22. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SIWAN 23. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, PURNIA. --------- RESPONDENTS. ----------- 4. 14/5/2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner claims to be a good Samaritan who wants the Disaster Management of Government of Bihar to follow its own earlier guidelines dated 2.5.2008 (Annexure-2) issued by the Principal Secretary of the department and take other necessary steps so that the Government is ready to meet the challenge of flood in the coming monsoon season in all the 22 districts which are flood prone. 2 Petitioner apprehends that due to pre- engagement of the Government Agencies in the election work which has just concluded, the concerned department may forget to take timely action and may not be ready to face the challenge of floods. We appreciate the consent of the petitioner for life and health of the people who may face disaster of flood. In that view of the matter, the Principal Secretary of the Disaster Management Department, Government of Bihar, is directed to take all the required steps to tackle the menace of floods in the coming monsoon season so that if unfortunate situation of flood arises, there is no danger to life or health of the people. Let this order be given to learned AAG-X for communication to all concerned. The writ petition is disposed of. S. Ali (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ.) (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)