IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
W.P.(PIL) No. 1479 of 2008
Mita Pandey Vs. The State of Jharkhand & Others
With
W.P. (PIL) No. 6048 of 2009
Sidheshwar Mandal Vs The State of Jharkhand & Others
CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D.N.PATEL
For the Petitioners : Mr. Rajeeva Sharma, Sr. Advocate
For the Respondents : Advocate General
21/11.02.2011
Heard learned counsel for the State.
So far we do not have any concrete road plan as to how these
townships of Pakur/Sahebganj would be provided water because so far
neither there is any plan made out for laying down pipelines in these cities
nor there is any assurance that there will be sufficient water to flow in
these pipelines. The State is only banking upon the certain
communications sent by them to the Government of India for procuring
water from the Farraka Barrage Canal. This is too vogue and too indefinite
step. In this background, it cannot be conclusively said that water can be
supplied to the townships of Pakur/Sahebganj in near future. If a concrete
plan is put in place even today, it will take at lease more than a year when
the cities of Pakur /Sahebganj will have water.
In this situation, the learned Advocate General prays time to place a
concrete plan, which will have accelerated facet imbibed into it so that Mr.
R.R.Mishra who is representing the State and Mr. Rajeeva Sharma, counsel
for the petitioner will have the satisfaction of having water flowing into
their house taps.
Put up this case on 17.02.2011.
(Bhagwati Prasad,C.J.)
(D.N.Patel, J.)
Biswas/SI