Patna High Court
CWJC/11776/2026 of Rajiv Ranjan Singh Vs The State of Bihar on 17 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11776 of 2026 ====================================================== Rajiv Ranjan Singh S/o Late Prabhunath Singh, R/o - Village Damodarpur Purab Tola, Ward No-2, Near Shiv Mandir, Post- Sarai, Police Station-Sarai, District- Vaishali
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11776 of 2026
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Rajiv Ranjan Singh S/o Late Prabhunath Singh, R/o - Village Damodarpur Purab Tola, Ward No-2, Near Shiv Mandir, Post- Sarai, Police Station-Sarai, District- Vaishali (Bihar). Pin Code - 844125 At present - Gur Ki Mandi Chouraha, Sher Shah Road, Post- Gulzarbagh, Police Station- Alamganj, District- Patna (Bihar). Pin Code- 800007
... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Main Secretariat, Patna (Bihar). Pin Code-800001
2.
The Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Government of Bihar, Vishweshwaraiyya Bhawan Campus, Patna (Bihar). Pin Code- 800015
... ... Respondent/s
Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate
For the Respondent/s
:
Mr. Sumit Kumar Mandal, SC-3
Ms. Bittu Kumari, AC to SC-3
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CORAM: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE
and
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
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(Per: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE)
17-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The present writ application in the form of Public Interest Litigation has been filed for the following reliefs: "(i) To direct the concerned respondents to take urgent administrative steps required to collect and analyze groundwater samples from all the districts of Bihar as at present about 18-22 districts out of 38 dis- tricts of Bihar have high Arsenic and Fluoride contamination level in groundwater and are a potential cause of health risks including neurological issues and cancers particularly gallbladder cancer.
(ii) To direct the concerned
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Respondents to take preventive steps from high Arsenic and Fluoride concentration by implementing Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance action to address the issue of high level of Arsenic and Fluoride contamination of ground water / water quality.
(iii) To direct the concerned Respondents to establish new laboratory (water testing) in each district of Bihar to monitor quality of drinking water to be super- vised by a competent authority at each district level.
(iv) To direct the concerned Respondents to establish Water Treatment Unit (W.T.U) at each of the total 38 districts of Bihar."
3. We have perused the pleadings and the materials brought on record. It is evident that the petitioner has not placed on record any cogent or supporting materials to substantiate the assertion that 18-22 districts of the State are presently suffering from high levels of Arsenic and Fluoride contamination in groundwater, or that such contamination is causing the health hazards as alleged.
4. In the absence of any material or reliable data substantiating the foundational assertions on which the reliefs sought in the present PIL are based, we are not inclined to entertain the present writ application.
5. Accordingly, the present writ application stands Patna High Court CWJC No.11776 of 2026(3) dt.17-08-2026
dismissed.
6. Pending application(s), if any shall also stand disposed of.
Anushka/- (Sudhir Singh, ACJ) (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) U