IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.940 of 2001 KAMESHWARI PODDAR Versus THE PATNA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ----------- 24- 17.9.2008 None appears on behalf of the petitioner. Mr. Ajay Bihari Sinha for the Patna Municipal Corporation, and Mr. Lalit Kishore, learned AAG III for the respondents are present. Mr. Vishwanath Singh, IAS, Municipal Commissioner, is also present. 2. Learned counsel for the Patna Municipal Corporation submits that the admitted dues of the petitioner have been paid. 3. A large number of writ petitions against the Patna Municipal Corporation have been coming up before this Court relentlessly where in majority of the cases the dues are admitted and the Corporation seeks time for payment. It appears to me that this has been happening mainly because the Corporation has not been taking adequate steps to realize the dues from the house owners, many holdings are yet to be brought within the tax net, as a result thereof purely administrative matters are being passed on to the courts. In that view of the matter, by order dated 9.8.2005, the Corporation was called upon to gear up its working including computerization of its system. The matter kept on coming up before this Court repeatedly and not the slightest progress was registered. By order dated 2.8.2006, the issue was further clarified and at the instance of the then Commissioner-cum-Chief Executive Officer, and more items for improvement of the working of the Corporation were added. In view of complete absence of any progress, by order dated 8.5.2007, a - 2 - Committee comprising of the following functionaries were constituted to monitor the affairs of the Corporation, and provide the requisite leadership, so that the objectives set out in the aforesaid orders dt. 9.8.2005 and 2.8.2006 are achieved:- i) The Development Commissioner ii) The Finance Commissioner iii) The Urban Development Secretary iv) The Commissioner-cum-Chief Executive Officer of the Patna Municipal corporation and (v) Mr. Lalit Kishore, AAG No.III. No progress has ever since been registered and the Committee completely failed to provide the minimum of leadership and initiative. In that view of the matter, it appears to me that no worthwhile purpose would be served by continuing to monitor this matter any further. 4. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of. ( S K Katriar ) mrl