IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1593 of 2011 1. QUAMARU ZZAMAN, S/O SHEIKH LATIF, R/O VILLAGE-SHANKAR SARAIYA, TOLA- SHEIKH SHERAN, PO+PS-TURKAULIA, DISTT-EAST CHAMPARAN (MOTIHARI). 2. ABDUL MANNAN, S/O SHEIKH KHALIL, R/O VILLAGE-SHANKAR SARAIYA, FATEH TOLA- PO+PS-TURKAULIA, DISTT-EAST CHAMPARAN (MOTIHARI) 3. RAJESH PRASAD, S/O PARAS PRASAD, R/O VILLAGE-SHANKAR SARAIYA, FATEHTOLA- PO+PS-TURKAULIA, DISTT- EAST CHAMPARAN (MOTIHARI)…………………….PETITIONERS Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THRU THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, RURAL WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, RURAL WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, RURAL WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, EAST CHAMPARAN, MOTIHARI. 5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, RURAL WORKS DEPARTMENT, WORK CIRCLE, BETTIAH WEST CHAMPARAN. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RURAL WORKS DEPARTMENT, WORK DIVISION-2 DISTT-EAST CHAMPARAN, MOTIHARI. 7. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER (HQ), RURAL WORKS DEPARTMENT, WORK DIVISION-2, DISTT-EAST CHAMPARAN, MOTIHARI. 8. THE JUNIOR ENGINEER, RURAL WORKS DEPARTMENT, WORK DIVISION-2, DISTT- EAST CHAMPARAN, MOTIHARI…………………….RESPONDENTS ----------- 2 02/ 25-Jan-2011 Heard the parties. This writ petition has been filed by way of Public Interest Litigation for a direction to the concerned respondents to take steps for completion of a project described as “Motihari-Areraj Road-Bairiya Bazar Chowk to Ghoraghat Bridge via Piparia Rural Roads remaining part P.C.C. repair and Drain Construction” after giving approval on priority. Petitioner is Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Raj, Shankar Saraiya, North in Turkauliya Block of East Champaran. In the matter at hand petitioner appears to have written a letter to the Principal Secretary, Rural Construction Department, Government of Bihar disclosing recommendation of a Member of Parliament for taking up the work in question. For sanction and taking of a particular project, the authorities must consider the relevant facts and decide the priority. Hence, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh representation in the aforesaid matter before the concerned Principal Secretary along with a copy of this order. It will be for the Principal Secretary to take 3 appropriate decision in the matter in accordance with law. A gist of the decision taken in the matter should be communicated to the petitioner at an early date preferably within two months. perwez (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)