IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11763 of 2008 1. Birendra Nath, son of Late Paras Nath, resident of B/24, Gandhi Vihar, Police Colony, Anisabad, P.S. Gardanibagh, District- Patna 2. Sushila Sinha, wife of Late Anirudh Prasad, resident of B/25, Gandhi Vihar, Police Colony, Anisabad, P.S. Gardanibagh, District-Patna 3. Pratibha Prasad, wife of Late Krishna Bihari Suman, resident of B/26, Gandhi Vihar, Police Colony, Anisabad, P.S. Gardanibagh, District- Patna ……………… Petitioners Versus 1. The State f Bihar through Secretary, Urban Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 2. Secretary, Urban Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna 4. Managing Director, Bihar State Water Board, Patna 5. Executive Engineer, Patna Division, Bihar State Water Board, Patna 6. District Magistrate, Patna 7. Secretary, Police Employees Co-operative Housing Society, Gandhi Vihar, Anisabad, p.S. Phulwarisharif, Patna ………… Respondents. ----------- For the petitioners:- M/S Chittaranjan Sinha, Sr. Advocate & Sanjeet Kumar, Advocate For the State:- Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, AC to SC 23 For Intervenor: Mr. Narendra Kr. Jha, Advocate For Resp. No.7: M/S Surendra Kr. Singh, Sr. Advocate and Dr. Pankaj, Advocate. ----------- 4. 17.02.2009 The petitioners being members of Arakshi 2 Karamcharigan Sahakari Grih Nirman Samiti, Ltd, Patna, are aggrieved by the action of the respondent nos. 4 and 5, the authorities of the Bihar State Water Board who are proceeding to construct a Sump House on the land which has been earmarked for Park-playground in Gandhi Bihar Colony in Anisabad which land belongs to the said Grih Nirman Samiti. Learned counsels for the respondents and intervenor submit that the petitioners have alternative remedy available under the provisions of the Bihar Municipal Act, 2007. In the above circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioners to approach the competent authority under the Bihar Municipal Act with their representation/application which shall be disposed of by the said authorities within a period of one month from today. In the meantime, the status quo as of today shall be maintained. S.Pandey (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)