IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8265 of 2011 Ajit Kumar, son of Shri Ramashray Prasad Singh, resident of Village-Arhit Daulatpur, P.S. Okari, District- Jehanabad ----- Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Patna. 2. The Principal Secretary, Disaster Management Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Special Secretary, Disaster Management Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Joint Secretary, Disaster Management Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 5. The District Magistrate, Jehanabad. 6. The Block Development Officer Block-Ghoshi, District-Jehanabad. 7. The Block Development Officer, Block Hulasganj, District-Jehanabad. 8. The Block Development Officer, Block Kako, District- Jehanabad. 9. The Block Development Officer, Block-Modanganj, District-Jehanabad ---- Respondents. ----------- 2. 10.5.2011 Heard Mr. Mukesh Kumar for the petitioner, and learned Assistant Counsel to Mr. Ajay, Standing Counsel No.11. This writ petition in the nature of public interest litigation seeks a direction to the District Magistrate, Jehanabad (respondent no.5), to implement the policy decision of the State Government of 24.4.2009 (Annexure- 3), issued by the State Government in the Department of Disaster Management, whereby it has been provided that the District Magistrate shall ensure compensation in the manner indicated therein to those whose residential places have been burnt by fire. 2 We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties. The writ petition raises issues with respect to individual claims. There is no material on record to show that the aggrieved persons whose names are incorporated in the list which is appended to Annexure 8 hereof, that they have approached respondent no.5 for the reliefs prayed for herein. Secondly, it creates an impression in our mind that the petitioner is a mere busy body, is raising individual claims of limited number of persons, and is pursuing the present writ petition with ulterior motive. This is not to dilute the cause of the individual claimants. Let them file individual applications before respondent no.5, who is directed to dispose of the applications in accordance with the policy decision of the State Government without further loss of time. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. This Court will be pleased if respondent no. 5 completes the entire process within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of their applications. Vinay/ ( S. K. Katriar,J. ) ( Akhilesh Chandra, J.) 3