IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4745 of 2010 Shambhu Sharan Kumar s/o Laldeo Singh, r/o village – Chatar, P.S. Kako, Jehanabad Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, 2. The Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. The Director, Agriculture Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 4. District Magistrate cum Collector, Jehanabad 5. District Agriculture Officer, Jehanabad ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Ranjeet Kumar, Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocates For the State : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Singh, Advocate --- 2 18/3/2010 The grievance in this public interest litigation is that the farmers who have been affected by the draught have not been rendered any compensation though there is a policy to that extent. We have been apprized at the Bar that a District Disaster Management Authority has already been constituted. In view of the aforesaid, we direct the said authority to look into the grievance as put forth in this petition within a period three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order passed today. We may hasten to clarify that we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. 2 With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. A free copy of the order be handed over to Mr. Rakesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the State to do the needful in the matter. Neyaz/ (Dipak Misra, CJ.) (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)