IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.14206 of 2010 ==================================================== Ram Shankar Choudhary son of Late Umakant Choudhary, resident of Village- Sidhauli, P.O. Sidhauli, P.S. Ashok Paper Mill, District Darbhanga. …. …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Collector, who is the Chairman of the Vidyalaya Managing Committee, Kus 2 Darbhanga. 2. The Commissioner, Darbhanga Division, Darbhanga. 3. The Secretary, Human Resources and Development of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Secretary, Land Reforms and Revenue Department, Bihar, Patna. 5. The Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Labour Resources and Training Department, Bihar, Patna. 6. The Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of H.R.D., New Delhi. 7. The Dy. Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Regional Office, Lohiya Nagar, Patna. 8. The Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kv-2, Ram Nagar, Darbhanga. 9. The Deputy Commissioner (P.E. Rqs) namely Rajvir Singh of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18, Institutional Area, Shahjeed Singh Marg, New Delhi – 110 016. ….. ….. Respondents ==================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner: Mr. Ram Bali Jha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Kaushal Kumar Jha, S.C.-18 For Respondents 7 to 9: Mr. G.K.Agrawa, Advocate with Mr. K. Ravish, Advocate ==================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3. 31.8.2010. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution has been filed in public interest by one Ram Shankar Choudhary, resident of village-Sidhauli, District-Darbhanga. It is the grievance of the petitioner that the State Government has failed to allot land for - 2 - establishment of Kendriya Vidyalaya No.2 at Darbhanga. At present the aforesaid Kendriya Vidyalaya is running from a make shift premises. On account of the dearth of space some students have been shifted to the Kendriya Vidyalaya in Cantonment Area, some 20 K.Ms. away. The school is likely to be closed down on account of inaction of the State Government. The State Government has appeared through the learned Advocate Mr. Kaushal Kumar Jha. He has submitted that the District Magistrate is the ex-officio Chairman of the Vidyalaya Management Committee. The District Magistrate has already taken steps to request the State Government for allotment of land for construction of building for the Kendriya Vidyalaya No.2 at Darbhanga. Learned Advocate Mr. K. Ravish has appeared for the Kendriya Vidyalaya. He has submitted that there is no move for closing down the school. In above view of the matter, no further order is required to be made in this petition. The petition is dismissed in limine. Pawan/- (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Jyoti Saran, J)