Binod Kumar Singh @ Vinod Kumar @ Binod Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.24543 of 2018 ====================================================== Binod Kumar Singh @ Vinod Kumar @ Binod Kumar Son of Late Radha Krishna Singh Resident of Village- Bajitpur, P.S.- Sanjhauli, District- Rohtash ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna 2.

Principal Secretary, Land Reforms Department, Bihar, Patna 3.

The District Magistrate at Rohtash 4.

Additional Collector Land Revenue District Rohtash 5.

Sub-Divisional Magistrate Bikram Ganj, District- Rohtash 6.

Circle Officer, Sanjhauli District- Rohtash ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Diwakar Prasad Singh For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Sajid Salim Khan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 06-08-2019 The present writ petition has been filed for removal of encroachment made over the public land.

This Court is of the opinion that the writ petition is not maintainable inasmuch as the remedy of the petitioner lies before the Circle Officer, Sanjhauli, District-Rohtas under the provisions of the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I deem it fit and proper to grant liberty to the petitioner to approach the respondent no. 6 i.e. the Circle Officer, Sanjhauli, District-Rohtas, who shall take cognizance of the complaint of the petitioner and act as per the provisions of the Bihar Public

Patna High Court CWJC No.24543 of 2018(2) dt.06-08-2019 2/2 Land Encroachment Act, 1956.

The writ petition stands disposed off.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) S.Sb/- U