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CASE NO.:

Appeal (civil) 5671 of 2007

PETITIONER:

Holicow Pictures Pvt.Ltd.

RESPONDENT:

Prem Chandra Mishra & Ors.

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 06/12/2007

BENCH:

DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT & P . SATHASIVAM

JUDGMENT:

JUDGMENT

DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. Challenge in this appeal is to the order passed by a Division Bench of

the Patna High Court disposing the writ petition filed by the respondent

No.1 styled as a "Public Interest Litigation". The order gave certain

directions and nullifying certain allotments of land made in favour of

respondent No.5. In the writ petition action of the State Government of

Bihar in granting appellant through its Director Prakash Jha land pieces in

the Industrial areas in Patna, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi and Buxar.

The writ petitioner alleged that the said Prakash Jha, Director of present

appellant who was respondent No.5 in the writ petition was given land in

return of services rendered by him to help the present Chief Minister to

win last assembly elections. It was alleged that the action of the

Government amounted to doling out valuable State property as largess at

throw away prices for po