HJQH COURT OECHHATTISGARH AT BSLASPUR J'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA. CJ. & HON'BLE SHRI DHiRENDRA MISHRA. J. ^- 4. Ram Krishna Agrawal, S/o Shri Parmeshwar Agrawal, aged about 47 years, Occupation - Social Service, R/o Tulsi Bhawan, Transport Nagar, Korba, Chhattisgarh. Union of India, Through: Secretary, South Eastern Central Rai!way, Rail Bhawan, New Deihl. Zonal Manager, South Eastern Central Railway, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh Divisional Railway Manager, South Eastern Central Railway. Station Master, Chhattisgarh. Korba, Shri Roop Naik; learned couhsel for the petitioner. Shri Abhishek Sinha, learned Central Government counsel for the respondents. Ithili ii O R D ER (21SI February, 2008) The foilowing order of the Court was passed by eev Gupta, C.J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. ija.cis" S^"K--. ^k (2) Petitioner-Ram Krishna Agrawai, claiming himself to be public spirited person, has filed this writ petition styled as Public Interest Litigation forthe following reiiefs :- The respondent raitway authorities be directed to make the Korba Railway Station as~ Model Railway Station as per their own commitment. The respondent authorities be directed to supply ail amenities and facilities in the Model Railway Station for the weifare of the people inctuding extension of waiting rooms by 40 sq. mts., provisions for four numbers of refracted mobiie construction of catermg unit for vegetarian and non-vegetarian, provisions for parce! godownetc. (3) Cost of the petition be allowed. (4) Any other relief which this Hon'bie Court deems fit under the fact and the circumstances of the case may also please be granted. (3) Petitioner-Ram Krishna Agrawal thus in substance is seeking a directlon to the respondents to develop Korba Raiiway Station as a 'Model Raiiway Station'. The respondents have filed their counter affidavit wherein it has been categorically pleaded that it is not practically possible to deveiop Korba Raiiway Station as 'Model Railway Station' as the guidelines of the railways in that behalf do not permit Korba Raiiway Station to be developed as 'Model Railway Station'. (5) That apart, it is not for the Courts to decide as to which of the Railway Stations in the Country should.be developed as a 'Model Railway Station'. It is entirely for the Railway Board and -ilt1 n;-ill^ii^)- ijMa iiiitui » ^i' ;a the other experts in the Railway Department to consider and take a final decision in that behalf. The writ petition, therefore, is liable to be dismissed and is nimmi Sd/- ChlefJustice Judge ^.s Sd/- DhirendraMishra ~ Jud^e iiyfflMsr—ys.i