IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.673 of 2010 Shivjee Sharma s/o late Baliram Sharma, r/o village – Mokimpur, P.S. – Hulasganj , District – Jehanabad . ……… Petitioner Versus 1. The Union Of India through the Secretary, Department of Road Transport & Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi 2. The Secretary, , Department of Road Transport & Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi 3. The Director General cum Special Secretary (National Highways Wing), , Department of Road Transport & Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi 4. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 5. The Chief Engineer, National Highways Wing, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna …………….. Respondents ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocate For the State: Mr. Rajesh Kumar Verma, AC to SC XI For the Union of India: Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, CGC --- 3 15/2/2010 In this public interest litigation, the prayer is to issue a command to respondents to sanction the amount for construction of NH - 110 from Jehanabad to Telhara under Nalanda district and also to issue a direction to start construction in NH -110 from Jehanabad to Telhara so that it could be motorable. A counter affidavit has been filed by the Union of India, wherein in paragraphs 7 & 8 it has been 2 stated as follows: “That it is further stated that the feasibility study for two lane with paved shoulder from Ekangarsarai to Arwal of NH – 110 on BOT basis has been prepared. RFQ for the work has been invited and is scheduled to be received on 15th February, 2010. The project will be taken up thereafter. Further, State Road Construction Department has been allocated Rs.15.75 crore under ordinary repair in the year 2009-10 and routine maintenance of the roads are supposed to be taken up under this fund by the State Road Construction Department.” In view of the aforesaid, we are not inclined to keep the present litigation pending and only direct that the Union of India shall act as per the stand put forth in the return. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. Neyaz/ (Dipak Misra, CJ.) (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)