IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16623 of 2010 RAM PRASHIDH SINGH son of late Bishun Singh, resident of village – Jalpura P.O Masudha, P.S. Paliganj, District Patna Bihar .....Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Secretary, Water Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 2. The Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Development Department (Canal Division) Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Development Department (Canal Division) Government of Bihar, Patna 4. The Superintending Engineer, Canal Division, Patna 5. The Executive Engineer, Canal Division, Patna 6. The Assistant Engineer, Canal sub Division, Bikram, Patna 7. The Junior Engineer, Canal sub Division, Bikram Patna 8. The District Magistrate, Patna 9. The Sub-divisional Officer, Paliganj, Patna 10. The Officer in-Charge, Paliganj Police Station, Patna .....Respondents ----------- 2 05-10-2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. From annexure-2 which is a letter of the Executive Engineer, Sone Canal Division, Khagaul addressed to District Magistrate, Patna dated 19-5-2010, it has been shown that the bridge in question is old and its capacity is only for 8 ton vehicles. The grievance of the petitioner is that no barriers etc are erected by the district administration so as to prevent plying of vehicles with load more than 8 tons. Learned counsel for the State has no objection if suitable directions are issued on the basis of facts mentioned by the Executive Engineer. 2 Considering the facts given in annexure-2 to be correct, the District Magistrate, Patna is directed to order for erection of suitable barrier and to take other suitable steps to prohibit plying of vehicles with more than 8 tons of load on the bridge in questions situated under Paliganj block in village Jalpura over the sone canal. It is expected that the District Magistrate shall take required steps within four months from the date of production/communication of a copy of this order. The writ petition is disposed of. BKS/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J.)