IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13973 of 2025 ====================================================== Annpurna Snehi Wife of Ravi Kumar Paswan, Resident of Village- Kishanpur Amakhoriya, Block- Shahkund, P.S.- Sajor, Nathnagar, District - Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Divisional Commissioner, Bhagalpur Division, Bhagalpur. 3. The District Magistrate -cum- Collector, Bhagalpur. 4. The Sub Divisional Officer, Sadar, Bhagalpur. 5. The District Welfare Officer, Bhagalpur. 6. Aakash Anand, Son of Dilip Kumar Dinkar Resident of Village- Ghiktiya, Block- Shahkund, P.S.- Sagar Nathnagar, District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Chandra Shekhar Sharma, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Government Pleader 27 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 2 10-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent-State. 2. With the consent of the parties, the present writ ap- plication is being disposed of at this stage. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for the relief, as claimed in the in the present writ application, the petitioner has already filed a representation dated 13.02.2025 (Annexure-P/11) which is still pending before the District Mag- istrate, Bhagalpur. He further prays that the petitioner would be satisfied if an appropriate direction could be issued by this Court to dispose of the pending representation within fixed time frame Patna High Court CWJC No.13973 of 2025(2) dt.10-10-2025 2/2 after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. 4. To the aforesaid submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel appearing for respon- dent-State does not have any objection. 5. Considering the limited nature of prayer being made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the present writ ap- plication is disposed of directed the District Magistrate Bha- galpur to dispose of the pending representation of the petitioner dated 13.02.2025 (Annexure-P/11) within six months from the date of production of a copy of this order after giving an oppor- tunity of hearing to the petitioner. 6. Needless to emphasise that the order which should be passed by the District Magistrate, Bhagalpur should be a rea- soned and speaking order. 7. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the present writ application stands disposed of. 8. All pending I.A.s, if any, is deemed to have been disposed of. sanjeev/- (Alok Kumar Sinha, J) U