Sanjay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1687 of 2019 ====================================================== Sanjay Kumar, aged about 44 years, Gender-Male, Son of Braj Kishore Prasad, r/o Vill- Bhagauna P.S- Sathi, Dist- W. Champaran. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Secretary, Water and Resource Department, Government of Bihar.

2. Executive Engineer, Triveni Canal Division, Narkatiyaganj, Distt- W. Champaran.

3. The District Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah.

4. The Sub Divisional Officer, Triveni Canal Sub Division, Narkatiyaganj at Narkatiyaganj, West Champaran.

5. The Circle Officer, Narkatiyaganj at Narkatiyaganj, W. Champaran.

6. Deonandan Paswan, aged about 52 years, Gender-Male, S/O Late Devar Paswan, r/o Bhagauna, P.S. Sathi, Dist- West Champaran. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Dhannjay Kumar No 2, Advocate.

For the Respondents :

Mr.Anjani Kumar, A.A.G. 4.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-01-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.

The following reliefs have been sought for by the petitioner in the present writ application.

"1 (A) For issuance of a writ in nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ/writs, order/orders, direction/directions to direct the respondents to remove the encroachment from public land of Canal.

(B) For issuance of an appropriate writ/writs,order/orders,direction/directions to respondents to take action against all persons who have encroached public Canal."

Patna High Court CWJC No.1687 of 2019(2) dt.30-01-2019 2/2 In the present writ application, the petitioner is seeking for removal of encroachment made by private respondent no. 6 over the public land of Canal. The petitioner is directed to file a detailed representation before the respondent no. 3 The District Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah within one month from today. The respondent no. 3 The District Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah shall consider the representation of the petitioner and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law, after hearing all concerned parties including respondent no. 6, within a period of four months from the date of filing of such representation.

With the aforesaid observations and directions, the present writ application stands disposed of.

(Sudhir Singh, J) U.K./- U