IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 8043 of 2010 ========================================= SHRUTI SINGH,ADVOCATE Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ============================================ APPEARANCE For the Petitioner : Mr. Bhupendra Singh, Advocate For the State : Advocate General For the Respondent no.2: Mr. Lakshmi Kant Sharma, Advocate =================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE And HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 6/1/2011 Neither the petitioner nor her advocate are present on call. This is a petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution in public interest against the action of the State in developing a park in the name and styled as Budh Memorial Park. According to the petitioner, India being the secular country, the Union or the State has no authority to promote a particular religion. We see no substance in the complaint made by the petitioner. Naming a park as ‘Budh Memorial Park’ does not amount to promote a religion. At the most it is a tribute to the rich heritage of the country. Besides, the petitioner seems to be espousing the cause of one Bharat Sadhu Samaj. Apparently, this is a motivated petition and cannot be entertained as public interest litigation. For the aforesaid reasons, the petition is 2 dismissed with cost. Neyaz/ ( R. M. Doshit,CJ.) (Jyoti Saran, J.)