Shrikant Prasad @ Jashwant Singh @ Yaswant Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6079 of 2024 ====================================================== Shrikant Prasad @ Jashwant Singh @ Yaswant Singh Son of Rajanikant Singh Resident of Village - Selhauri, Post Office- Belhauri, P.S. - Dulhin Bazar, District - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the District Magistrate, Patna. 2.

The District Magistrate, Patna.

3.

The Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna.

4.

The Distirct Collector Land Revenue, Paliganj, Patna. 5.

The Sub-Divisional Officer, Paliganj, Patna.

6.

The Circle Officer, Dulhin Bazar, Patna.

7.

The Station House Officer, Dulhin Bazar Police Station, Patna. 8.

Ram Pravesh Paswan Son of Late Khakhru Paswan Resident of Village - Selthauri, Post Belhauri, Police Station and Block Dulhin Bazar, District - Patna 9.

Brij Lal Paswan Son of Ram Pravesh Paswan Resident of Village - Selthauri, Post Belhauri, Police Station and Block Dulhin Bazar, District - Patna 10.

Sanjay Paswan Son of Ram Pravesh Paswan Resident of Village - Selthauri, Post Belhauri, Police Station and Block Dulhin Bazar, District - Patna 11.

Mukesh Paswan Son of Ram Pravesh Paswan Resident of Village - Selthauri, Post Belhauri, Police Station and Block Dulhin Bazar, District - Patna ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arvnendra Kumar Thakur, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Mujtabaul Haque, Government Pleader (12) Mr. Deo Narayan Prasad, AC to GP-12 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 19-04-2024 The petitioner has an alternate remedy to proceed under the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956. There cannot be maintained a Public Interest Litigation on

Patna High Court CWJC No.6079 of 2024(2) dt.19-04-2024 2/2 the subject matter nor is the invocation of the extraordinary power possible; when there is such an alternate efficacious remedy available.

2. Present petition stands dismissed with the liberty aforesaid; without any observation on merits, or even the locus standi of the petitioner, which has to be decided by the Appropriate Authority under the Act of 1956. (K. Vinod Chandran, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) aditya/- U