IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.18029 of 2009 2 21.12.2009 Sheikh Shaukat Ali Son of Late Khilafat Ali, resident of Village Shahgora, P.,S. Bhawanipur, District Purnea .... Petitioner VERSUS 1. The State of Bihar 2. The District Magistrate, Purnea 3. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Dhamdaha, Purnea 4. The Circle Officer, Bhawanipur, Purnea .... Respondents ----- For the Petitioner : M/s Sharad Kr. Sinha and Amit Kumar Anand, Advocates For the State : Mr Shashi Shekhar, AC to SC 20 ------ Head learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner has admittedly approached civil court at Purnea for restraining all concerned from holding any Mela over a piece of land which the petitioner claims to be land for Kabristan. We need not interfere with that part of the matter which has already been taken to the civil court for adjudication of rights of all concerned. The other issue raised by the petitioner in this public interest litigation is the inaction of the district administration when allegedly procession at the time of Moharram follows a different route than the route 2 prescribed in the licence granted by the district administration. So far as this controversy is concerned, we are of the firm view that such matters must be decided and enforced only by the district administration. Hence, the petitioner is granted liberty to approach the District Magistrate, Purnea in respect of his grievance relating to route of the procession. The writ petition is disposed of. (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ) (Jyoti Saran, J.) sk