The petitioner is a Post Doctoral Fellow, in the Department of History, Patna University. He filed this writ petition in public interest, with a prayer to restrain the respondents from constructing the world level museum at Patna, with huge financial allocation.

2. On coming to know that the State of Bihar is proposing to construct a world class museum at a prime locality by demolishing large number of structures, the petitioner made a representation on 05.12.2011 to the Chief Minister, with a request to stop the project and utilize the amount for civil amenities. He stated that when information was sought by him about the details of the project, evasive reply was given, and in that view of the matter, he made another representation on 17.04.2012. Thereafter he filed this writ petition.

3. The principal grounds urged by the petitioner are that a) the financial resources of the State of Bihar are limited, and they cannot be utilized for construction of international museum, b) there are well established and famous museums in the State at various places, and even while subjecti