IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1772 of 2011 Mahant Padam Das, son of Sri Ram Sewak Das, resident of village- Semaria, P.S. Kateya, District- Gopalganj. ……Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar, through the Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director, Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Ltd., Patna. 3. The Principal Secretary, Road Development Department, Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate, Gopalganj. 5. The Executive Engineer, Rural Works Department, Gopalganj. 6. Deputy Development Commissioner, Gopalganj. 7. Director, Accounts Administration and Self Employment, District Rural Development Authority, Gopalganj. ……..Respondents. ----------- 05- 14.9.2011 None appears for the petitioner when the matter is called out. Learned Assistant Counsel to Standing Counsel No.IV is present. The writ petition by way of public interest litigation has been filed for a direction to the respondents to construct the bridge over river Jharahi in the village Bharpatia Natwa More in the district of Gopalganj at a different place from the one which is presently proposed. 2. A counter affidavit has also been filed, affirmed by respondent no.5, in which it has been stated that the site has been chosen after due deliberation and enquiry made at the district level by a Steering Committee set up for the said 2 purpose. The counter affidavit also justifies the choice so made. 3. In view of the nature of the controversy involved and also for the reason that in purely administrative matters the court normally does not substitute its subjective views with that of the authorities who are responsible for taking such decision, we do not feel inclined to entertain this writ petition. Nothing has been brought to our notice to show that the decision arrived at by the respondents suffers from any illegality or is otherwise arbitrary or vexatious. 4. For the reasons aforementioned we do not find any merit in this writ petition and the same is accordingly dismissed. (S K Katriar, J.) (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.) S.K.Pathak/