Vidhanesh Mishra @ Bighnesh Mishra v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3578 of 2024 ====================================================== Vidhanesh Mishra @ Bighnesh Mishra S/o Late Ganesh Mishra R/o-VillageBari Aighu Ward No. 41, P.S.-Muffasil, Distirct-Begusarai, Bihar-851129. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Land Reforms and Revenue, Govt. of Bihar, Patna (Bihar). 2.

The District Magistrate Cum Collector, Begusarai (Bihar). 3.

The Municipal Corporation Commissioner, Begusarai (Bihar). 4.

The Sub Divisional Public Grievance Redressal Officer, Sub Division, Begusarai (Bihar).

5.

The Deputy Collector Land Reform, Begusarai (Bihar). 6.

The Circle Officer, Circle Begusarai (Bihar). 7.

Hari Shankar Jha S/o Late Newalal Jha Ward No.41, Pandit Tola, Mohan Aighu, Begusarai (Bihar).

8.

Gopal Shankar Jha S/o Late Newalal Jha Ward No.41, Pandit Tola, Mohan Aighu, Begusarai (Bihar).

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Akash Chaturvedi, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Government Pleader 7 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 07-10-2024 The limited prayer made by the petitioner in the present case is to direct the Circle Officer, Begusarai, to dispose off the pending Encroachment Case No. 5 of 2022-23. 2.

Per contra, the learned counsel for the Respondent-State submits that in case, the aforesaid encroachment proceedings have not been concluded, the same would definitely be concluded, by passing the final order, within a fixed time frame. 3.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case,

Patna High Court CWJC No.3578 of 2024(3) dt.07-10-2024 2/2 I deem it fit and proper to direct the Circle Officer, Begusarai, to conclude the proceedings of the aforesaid Encroachment Case No. 5 of 2022-23, if the same has not already been concluded, by passing the final order under Section 6(1) of the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956, after hearing the affected parties and in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks of receipt / production of a copy of this order. 4.

Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed off on the aforesaid terms.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U