IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9991 of 2010 AJAY KUMAR RAI, SON OF SHRI RAMAKANT RAI, R/O VILLAGE – KOREYA, P.O. & P.S. BHOREY, DISTRICT – GOPALGANJ …………………………………………………….………... PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, GOPALGANJ, 3. THE DISTRICT MINING OFFICER, GOPALGANJ, 4. SALES TAX OFFICER, GOPALGANJ, 5. BIHAR STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, SHASTRINAGAR, PATNA, THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, 6. THE SECRETARY, BIHAR STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, SHASTRINAGAR, PATNA 7. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA ………………………… RESPONDENTS. ----------- For the Petitioner: Mr. Manish Kumar and Mr. Maruth Nath Roy, Advocates. For the mines: Mr. V.M.K. Sinha, Advocate. For the Pollution Control Board: Mr. Shivendra Kishore, Advocate. --------- 2. 02.07.2010. Heard learned counsel for the parties. We feel that time of this Court is being wasted by compelling citizens to approach this Court by filing such Public Interest Litigations repeatedly. In respect of similar grievance that substandard Chimneys are being used for brick kilns in the District of Jehanabad, this - 2 - Court disposed of the Public Interest Litigation on 03.12.2009 by directing the Bihar State Pollution Control Board to do its statutory functions and duties with the help of the District Magistrate, Jehanabad. In the present case, a similar grievance has been raised with regard to substandard brick kilns chimneys in the District of Gopalganj. Learned counsel for the Bihar State Pollution Control Board submits that cooperation of the District Magistrate, Gopalganj should be ensured by this Court so that the Board may carry out its statutory duties. It is unfortunate that this Court is being required to pass directions in respect of different districts when the Bihar State Pollution Control Board has to operate throughout the State of Bihar and perform its duties to control pollution. It is expected that such situation will not be allowed to arise in respect of other districts and the concerned authorities of the State of Bihar shall provide the required support to the Board for doing its duties effectively in the District of Gopalganj as well as in other - 3 - districts. The writ petition is disposed of in the same term as per the earlier order dated 03.12.2009 passed in CWJC No. 16810 of 2009, contained in Annexure-3. Let a copy of this order be handed over to the learned counsel for the Bihar State Pollution Control Board. Dilip ( R.M. Doshit, CJ ) ( Shiva Kirti Singh, J )