Jaimitra Devi vs State of Bihar - 2024 Supreme(Pat) 557

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2024 Supreme(Pat) 557

RAJIV ROY
Jaimitra Devi – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Petitioner: M/s SBK Mangalam, Awnish Kumar, Kumar Gaurav, Vikash Kumar Singh (in 10942).
For the Respondent: M/s Ajay, GA-5 Pratik Kr. Sinha, Saurav Kumar(in 10942).
For the Resp. nos. 10, : M/s Amit
11, 15, 16, 22, 24, 27, Shrivastava, Sr.
34, 40, 45 & 53 Adv., Vikramadit (in 10942).
For the Resp. nos 26, : M/s Bindhyachal
32, 37, 43, 47 and 50 Singh, Sr. Adv. Nikita Mittle (in 10942).
For Resp. No. 29 & 30 : M/s Basant Kumar Chaudhary, Sr. Adv. Vivek Kumar, Deepak Kumar (in 10942).
For the Petitioner: M/s SBK Mangalam, Awnish Kumar (in 9843).
For the Respondent: Mr. Addl. AG-(13) (in 9843).
For the Zila Parishad : Mr. Nikesh Kumar (in 9843).
For the Res. No. 7 : M/s Amit Shrivastava, Sr. Adv. Kislay Raj (in 9843)..

Rajiv Roy, J.—‘CHIRAND’ is a place in ‘SARAN’ (with its Headquarter at ‘CHAPRA’) which has continuous archaeological record from the ‘NEOLITHIC AGE’ to the reign of PALA DYNASTY who ruled during the pre-medival period. The excavations in ‘CHIRAND’ have revealed stratified Neolithic, Chaleolithic and Iron age Settlements and transition of human habitation patterns dating from 2500 B.C. to the 30 A.D.

2. ‘SARAN’ also borders ‘VAISHALI’ district, the capital city of ancient Licchavi Clan and believed to be the first republic in the world. It is the birth place of ‘LORD MAHAVIRA’ (540 B.C.) and also a place where ‘LORD BUDDHA’ visited thrice and the Second Buddhist Council was convened by King Kala Soka in the year 383 B.C.

3. However, the place with such historical importance hardly had any effect on the elected members of the Saran Zila Parishad which brought them to the doorsteps of the Patna High Court by filing the present writ petitions.

4. Heard Mr. S.B.K. Mangalam, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Ajay, learned GA-5 for the State, Mr. Nikesh Kumar representing the Zila Parishad, Mr. Basant Kumar Chaudhary, learned Senior counsel who appears for the respondent nos. 29 and 30