IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14022 of 2008 MUKESH KUMAR, son of Shri Amrendra Kumar, resident of village Saidpur, P.S. Gopalpur, District Bhagalpur…… … Petitioner Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Irrigation Bhavan, Patna 3.The Engineer- in-Chief –cum- Secretary, Water Resources Department, Irrigation Bhavan, Patna 4.The Chief Engineer, Irrigation, Bhagalpur 5.The Superintending Engineer, Flood Control Circle, Bhagalpur 6.The Executive Engineer, Flood Control Division Naugachia ……………. Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ram Sumiran Singh, Advocate For the Respondents: Mr. Lalit Kishore, AAG III ------------ P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal -------------- Dated, the 23rd September, 2008. After having heard the counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Lalit Kishore, Additional Advocate General – III, we are satisfied that the merit of diverse contentions need not be examined by us and the interest of justice will be sub-served by the following order:- (i) Additional Advocate General – IIII shall forward a copy of this writ petition to respondent no. 2, the Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, immediately. - 2 - (ii) Respondent no. 2 shall treat the copy of the writ petition as if a representation made to him and consider the grievance raised therein. (iii) Whatever is required to be done for the protection of the people residing in the villages set out in paragraph 1 of the writ petition and their property shall be done by the respondent no. 2 or the concerned officers of the State government. 2. Writ petition is disposed of, accordingly. R.M. Lodha, CJ. Kishore K. Mandal, J. Anil/