IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.510 of 2026 ======================================================

Dharmendra Kumar Son of Late Jairam Sharma, Resident of Village Khudauri, P.S. Hulasganj, District- Jehanabad, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Principal Secretary, Minor Irrigation Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, Patna.

3. The Engineer-In-Chief, Minor Irrigation Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, Patna.

4. The Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

5. The Chief Engineer (Planning and Monitoring and Geology), Minor Irrigation Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

6. The Superintending Engineer (Headquarters) Monitoring, Minor Irrigation Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prabhat Ranjan, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. P.K. Shahi, Advocate General ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER (Per