IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8885 of 2008 GOVIND JHA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Sanjay Kumar For the Respondents 1 to 5 : Mr. Sunil Kumar Mandal, S.C. XV ------------ P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ------------ Dated, the 5th August, 2008. By means of this public interest litigation, the petitioner has prayed that direction may be issued to the respondents to disburse the relief to the residents of village Chakauti, P.S. Nanpur, District Sitamarhi, whose crops and live-stocks are said to have lost and damaged in the floods during the year 2007. A representation was also made to this effect to the District Magistrate, Sitamarhi on 22nd February, 2008. 2. Having considered the matter, we are satisfied that merits of the contentions raised in the writ petition are not required to be examined by us in this public interest litigation. However, the ends of justice shall be sub-served if the District Magistrate, Sitamarhi (respondent no. 5) looks into the representation dated 22nd February, 2008 (Annexure 1) in accordance with the government policy and give necessary relief to the residents of village Chakauti, P.S. Nanpur District Sitamarhi, if they are fond to be entitled for the loss of crops - 2 - and live-stocks during the floods of the year 2007. This writ petition is disposed of accordingly. R. M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J AMIN/-