IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16397 of 2011 ====================================================== Shyam Kishor Prasad S/O Late Suresh Prasad R/O Village - Jasmat Bigha, P.S. - Chandi, Distt. - Nalanda At Presetn Residing At Adarsh Nagar, Bhootnath Road, P.O. Bhoothanth Road, P.S. - Agamkuan, Town And Distt.- Patna .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through The Pricipal Secretary Urban Development Department, Bihar, Patna 2. Municipal Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation, Maurya Lok Complex, Dak Bunglow Raod, Patna 3. The Administrator, Patna Municipal Corporation, Maurya Lok Complex, Dak Bunglow Raod, Patna 4. The Vigilance Officer, Patna Municipal Corporation, Maurya Lok Complex, Dak Bunglow Raod, Patna .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== 02/ 03-11-2011 Counsels for the petitioner and Patna Municipal Corporation as well as for the State are present. The petitioner is aggrieved by order dated 19.08.2011 passed by Municipal Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation in Vigilance Case No. 316/A of 2006, whereby demolition of the house of the petitioner has been ordered. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the aforesaid order has been passed without providing an opportunity of hearing to him, which fact is being controverted by the learned counsel for the Corporation. As there is a provision for statutory appeal under Section 323(4), the petitioner should first move before the Patna High Court CWJC No.16397 of 2011 (3) dt.03-11-2011 2 / 2 2 Appellate Court. With the aforesaid liberty, this application is disposed of. Status quo as of today would be maintained for two weeks to enable the petitioner to file statutory appeal. DKS/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J)