Patna HC Dismisses PIL for Opening Level Crossing in Narendra Kumar vs East Central Railway
Parties Involved
Narendra Kumar
The East Central Railway, Hajipur
AI Summary
The Patna High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed by Narendra Kumar, seeking the opening of level crossing no. 18/C on the Fatuha-Islampur Section of the East Central Railway. The court noted that the construction of a Railway Over Bridge (ROB) is underway, which will resolve the issue permanently within four months.
Bench
P.S.-Hilsa
PresidingHajipur
East Central Railway
Danapur Division
Danapur
East Central Railway
D.R.M. Office
Order Text
Narendra Kumar vs The East Central Railway, Hajipur on 16 February, 2026 Author: Harish Kumar Bench: Harish Kumar IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18584 of 2025 ====================================================== Narendra Kumar son of Rajaram Singh, resident of village-Banwaripur, P.O. and P.S.-Hilsa, District-Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The East Central Railway, Hajipur through its General Manager, Hajipur, Vaishali. 2. The Divisional Railway Manager, East Central Railway, Danapur Division, Danapur, Patna. 3. The Senior Divisional Engineer (1), East Central Railway, D.R.M. Office, Danapur, Patna. 4. The Assistant Divisional Manager, East Central Railway, Rajgir, Nalanda. 5. The District Magistrate, Nalanda, at Bihar Sharif. 6. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Hilsa, Nalanda. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kumar Pankaj, Adv. For the State : Mr. Kinkar Kumar, SC-9 Mr. Shashank Shekhar Dubey, AC to SC-9 For the Railways : Mr. Satyendra Kumar Jha, CGC ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 16-02-2026 In pursuance of the order dated 28.01.2026, a supplementary counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondent nos. 5 and 6 duly sworn by one Mr. Brijesh Kumar Maurya, Executive Magistrate Hils...
