BALBIR SINGH Vs. STATE OF BIHAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Four petitioners Mr. Balbir Singh, a former principal of A. N. College, Patna, claiming himself to be the President of Pashupatinath Sarva Jan Kalyan Ashram resident of Patna, Sonadhari resident of Bhojpur, Upendra Kumar Singh resident of Patna arid Professor Ganesh Prasad Ojha resident of Patna, have filed the present petition for seeking a writ in the High Court's prerogative writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, that the respondents so arrayed be directed not to restrain the devotees of Hindu religion from worship in the Hindu temple of Brahm Asthan located at the southern boundary wall of Sanjay Gandhi Botanical Garden, adjacent to the Patna Airport.

(2.) The contention is that the authorities have locked the gate of the Brahm Asthan without any rhyme or reason and best known to them.

(3.) The cause for locking the gate has not been stated in the petition but gradually it came out in the arguments of learned counsel for the petitioners.