Anuradha Devi @ Anuradha Kumari @ Kumari Anuradha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1701 of 2023 ====================================================== Anuradha Devi @ Anuradha Kumari @ Kumari Anuradha W/o Bhola Prasad, resident of Village- Pachrukhi Kothi, P.O.- Rajhat, P.S.- Akbarpur, DistrictNawada. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Addl. Chief Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The District Officer-cum-Collector, Nawada.

3.

The Additional Collector, Nawada.

4.

The Sub Divisional Officer, Rajauli, Nawada.

5.

The Circle Officer, Akbarpur, Nawada.

6.

The Station Head Officer, Akbarpur, Nawada.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Sinha For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Raj Kishore Roy (Gp18) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 24-03-2023 In pursuance to the earlier order of this Court dated 2.3.2023, a counter affidavit is stated to have been filed in the registry of this Court on 21.3.2023, photo copy whereof has been produced before this Court and is taken on record. The learned counsel for the Respondent-State has submitted that the Circle Officer, Akbarpur, District-Nawada has already passed the final order under Section 6(1) of the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, on 30.12.2022/12.12.2022.

In view of the aforesaid, the learned counsel for the

Patna High Court CWJC No.1701 of 2023(3) dt.24-03-2023 2/2 petitioner seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioner to file appeal, challenging the aforesaid order, passed by the Circle Officer, Akbarpur, District-Nawada. Liberty, so sought, is granted. It is needless to state that in case, appropriate appeal is filed within a period of four weeks from today, the same shall be considered on merits and a reasoned and a speaking order shall be passed by the appellate authority, in accordance with law and till then, status quo, existing as on today qua the land / house of the petitioner in question, shall be maintained. (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U