IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13118 of 2010 11 7.12.2010 1. PANKAJ KUMAR SINGH S/O LATE BINDESHWARI SINGH R/O VILL.- BIRPUR NAGAR PANCHAYAT, P.S. BIRPUR, DISTT.- SUPAUL, DISTRICT PRESIDENT RASTRIYA YUWA BIGRADE, SUPAUL 2. MD. ARIF S/O LATE ABDUL TWAB R/O VILL.- BHAGWANPUR, P.S. BALBADHARPUR, DISTT.- SUPAUL …… PETITIONERS Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. COMMISSIONER CUM SECRETARY NATIONAL DISSASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT 3. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SUPAUL 4. DEPUTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, SUPAUL 5. SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER, BASANTPUR 6. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, BASANTPUR BLOCK, DISTT.- SUPAUL 7. CIRCLE OFFICER, BASANTPUR BLOCK, DISTT.- SUPAUL 8. JUNIOR ENGINEER NAGAR PANCHAYAT BIRPUR, DISTT.- SUPAUL …. RESPONDENTS ----------- Heard the parties. Petitioners have preferred this public interest litigation claiming to be representative of the victims of Koshi flood ravage in the year 2008. Their grievance is that the flood relief was not distributed in a proper manner and it is in public interest that the enquiry into inadequacy of relief or improper distribution of relief - 2 - should be conducted and concluded without delay. It is the stand of the respondents that an enquiry into some of the allegations is going on. We expect the authorities to conclude such an enquiry, if pending, without any delay, preferably within six months. It is not always useful to keep an enquiry into distribution of relief pending indefinitely because it may affect the morale of the officers and tackling of similar natural calamities in future. Since petitioners are interested in the proper distribution of relief to victims of such natural calamities like flood, they are given liberty that if they have any useful suggestions to improve the system of granting relief in such calamities, they may submit their suggestions to the concerned departments for useful consideration. The writ petition is disposed of. sk (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Dr Ravi Ranjan, J.)