IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.922 of 2011 IN Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 6808 of 2011 ====================================================== Bijay Kumar Singh , son of late Kamleshwari Singh, resident of Mohalla West Patel Nagar, P.S. Shastri Nagar, District-Patna. .... .... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The District Magistrate, Patna. 3. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna. 4. The Superintendent of Police, Town, Patna. 5. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar, Patna. 6. The Officer-in-charge, Shastri Nagar P.S., Patna. 7. Fulo Devi, wife of Late Bashistha Narayan Mandal, resident of Mohalla West Patel Nagar, P.S. Shastri Nagar, District- Patna. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Suman Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sanjay Kr No.1 Sc12 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 28-06-2011 This Appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent is preferred by the writ petitioner against the order dated 27th April Patna High Court LPA No.922 of 2011 (3) dt. 28-06-2011 2 2011 made by the learned single Judge in above C.W.J.C. No. 6808 of 2011. The appellant filed the above writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking protection from the local authorities, police force etc. to enable the appellant to lay a drainage line in front of his house. According to the appellant, he has obtained permission from the local authority to lay drainage line in front of his house. However, the respondent no. 7, the private individual, obstructs the appellant from laying the drainage line. He, therefore, needs protection as prayed for. The learned single Judge has dismissed the writ petition as the dispute between the appellant and respondent no.7 is with regard to the title over the land. Learned single Judge has rightly held that this is a civil dispute and it cannot be resolved in a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution. The appellant has, with a view to bringing the matter within the purview of Article 226 of the Constitution, impleaded the State of Bihar and its officials and the local authorities as parties in the writ petition. Merely by impleading the State authorities and the local authorities as parties, the petition cannot be brought under Article 226 of the Constitution. The learned single Judge has rightly dismissed the writ petition. No Patna High Court LPA No.922 of 2011 (3) dt. 28-06-2011 3 case for interference is made out. The Appeal is dismissed in limine. BTiwary/ (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J)