Gonu Ray v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14842 of 2018 ====================================================== Gonu Ray, S/o Panchan Ray, Resident of Village- Agrail Khurd, P.O.- Champapur, P.S.- Baligaon, Anchal- Patepur, District- Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar 2.

The District Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur. 3.

The Deputy Development Commissioner, Vaishali at Hajipur. 4.

The Sub-Divisional Officer, Mahua, District- Vaishali at Hajipur. 5.

The Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Mahua, District- Vaishali at Hajipur. 6.

The Circle Officer, Patepur, District- Vaishali. 7.

The Superintendent of Police, Vaishali at Hajipur. 8.

The Officer in Charge, Baligaon P.S., District- Vaishali at Hajipur. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Satya Prakash Sinha, Adv.

For the Respondents :

Mr. Raj Kishore Roy, GP-18 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 06-01-2020 The petition filed on 27.07.2018 is listed for hearing for the first time today before the Court.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.

Petitioner has prayed for the following relief: "For issuance of an appropriate writ, order or direction particularly in the nature of writ of mandemas commanding/directing the respondent authorities to remove encroachment over the Government land of Shahu Pokhar bearing Khata

Patna High Court CWJC No.14842 of 2018(2) dt.06-01-2020 2/3 No. 731, Khesra No. 2916, Area 1.14 Acre, Khesra Nos. 2912 and 2914 situated at Village-Agrail Kurd, P.O.- Champapur, P.S.- Baligaon, Anchal - Patepur, Disrict - Vaishali which has been encroached by the local powerful persons and constructed houses over the land which creates disturbance to the local persons for their cattles, agricultural works and other social works."

After the matter was heard for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner shall be content if a direction is issued to the concerned respondents to consider and decide the representation, which the petitioner shall be making afresh within a period of four weeks from today. Learned counsel for the State states that upon receipt of such request, if any, the same shall be dealt with in accordance with law, expeditiously and positively within a period of three months from the date of receipt thereof. Equally, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to take recourse to such alternative remedies as are otherwise available in accordance with law.

We are hopeful that as and when petitioner takes recourse to such remedies, as are otherwise available in law, before the appropriate forum, the same shall be dealt with, in accordance with law and with reasonable dispatch.

Patna High Court CWJC No.14842 of 2018(2) dt.06-01-2020 3/3 The petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (Sanjay Karol, CJ) ( Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) P.K.P./- U