IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14007 of 2010 10 7.12.2010 1. SURESH PRASAD SINGH S/O LATE RAMASHRAY SINGH R/O VILL GIRDHAR BRAN, P.S.NAWANAGAR, DISTT-BUXAR, AT PRESENT RESIDING AT MOHALLA-PAKRI, P.S.ARAH (NAWADA), DISTT-BHOJPUR …. PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT , DEPARTMENT OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION null GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN NEW DELHI 4. THE PROJECT MANAGER, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA AT ARAH 5. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE BHOJPUR AT ARAH 6. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE BHOJPUR AT ARAH 7. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PATNA DIVISION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PATNA …. RESPONDENTS ------ Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the National Highway Authority of India. This public interest litigation was filed to oppose installation of a statue of a political leader by the side of National Highway on public land. - 2 - From the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the State and particularly, Annexure- A to the same, it is clear that after due correspondence the Superintending Engineer on behalf of the Director General (RD) & Special Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has communicated to the Chief Engineer (NH), Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Patna regarding permission to install the statue of Babu Jagjivan Ram at the corner of a road junction as proposed by the State Government. This was being done as a special case in view of the fact that NH 30 and 84 are included in NHDP Phase- III and this junction is likely to be bypassed in course of improvement of four-lanes. From the facts it is clear that the land where statue has been permitted to be installed is a public land and it is the State Government which has sought permission from the Central Government and the permission has been granted after taking into consideration all the relevant facts. In the facts of the case, we are not persuaded to - 3 - interfere in public interest. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. sk (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Dr Ravi Ranjan, J.)