IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.637 of 2008 Shiv Shankar Das son of Jagdish Das, resident of village Dighi Kala, Town-Hajipur, P.S. Hajipur Sadar, District Vaishali Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The District Collector, Vaishali at Hajipur 3. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Hajipur Sub-Division, Hajipur, District Vaishali 4. The Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department, Hajipur, District Vaishali 5. The S.D.O. –cum- Assistant Engineer, Road Construction Department, Hajipur, District Vaishali. 02/ 16.12.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State, who has filed counter affidavit duly affirmed by the Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department, Vaishali Road Division, Hajipur. 2. This writ petition has been filed praying, inter alia, to direct the Civil Administration, Hajipur to remove the platform and the canon, which have been raised in front of plot no. 67 situate at the corner of Gandhi Ashram in the town of Hajipur. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that by raising the platform and by placing a canon over the same, footpath adjacent to plot no. 67 is obstructed depriving the petitioner, his customers to have free access to the tea-stall situate over plot no. 67. - 2 - 4. From paragraph 7 of the counter affidavit, it appears that steps were taken to remove the concrete platform from the footpath adjacent to the land of the petitioner, but on account of the collective hindrance putforth by the local people threatening fast unto death as also immolation, the platform was not removed. 5. Having heard counsel for the parties, I am of the view that local administration has to discharge its duties in accordance with law ignoring the hindrance put forth by the local people. Footpath is meant for movement of the pedestrian(s) and cannot be obstructed by raising platform and putting canon over the same. If the canon is precious having antique value, same be restored in museum and not on the footpath by raising platform. 6. Accordingly, I direct the Collector, Vaishali at Hajipur to remove the platform raised in front of plot no. 67 at the corner of Gandhi Ashram in the town of Hajiur together with the canon, as early as possible, in any case, within two months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order before the Collector, - 3 - Vaishali at Hajipur. 7. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)