Jubaida Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3834 of 2023 ====================================================== 1.

Jubaida Khatoon Wife of Md. Alam Resident of Village- Prasad, P.S. Minapur, District- Muzaffarpur.

2.

Md. Firoj Alam, Son of Usman Ansari Resident of Village- Prasad, P.S. Minapur, District- Muzaffarpur.

3.

Jakir Husain, Son of Habib Miya Resident of Village- Prasad, P.S. Minapur, District- Muzaffarpur.

4.

Dharmendra Kumar, Son of Dwarika Pandit Resident of Village- Prasad, P.S. Minapur, District- Muzaffarpur.

5.

Ajay Kumar, Son of Gauri Shankar Sah Resident of Village- Prasad, P.S. Minapur, District- Muzaffarpur.

6.

Rajeet Kumar, Son of Dwarika Pandit Resident of Village- Prasad, P.S. Minapur, District- Muzaffarpur.

7.

Sakila Khatoon, Wife of Md. Ishlam Miya Resident of Village- Prasad, P.S. Minapur, District- Muzaffarpur.

8.

Safikan Nisha, Wife of Usman Miyan Resident of Village- Prasad, P.S. Minapur, District- Muzaffarpur.

9.

Md. Nur Alam, Son of Md. Usman Resident of Village- Prasad, P.S. Minapur, District- Muzaffarpur.

10.

Menaj Khatoon, Wife of Md. Saddam Resident of Village- Prasad, P.S. Minapur, District- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reform Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The District Magistrate -Cum-Collector, Muzaffarpur, District- Muzaffarpur. 3.

The Additional Collector, Muzaffarpur, District- Muzaffarpur. 4.

The Circle Officer, Minapur, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Birendra Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Navnit Kumar, AC to GP-18 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 09-10-2023 The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs:- "1(i). For issuance of appropriate

Patna High Court CWJC No.3834 of 2023(2) dt.09-10-2023 2/2 order/orders, writ / writs, direction/directions in the nature of certiorari for quashing the notices dated 12.02.2022 issued by the Circle Officer, Minapur in Encroachment Case no- 14 of 202122. (ii) For further issuance of appropriate writ/writs, direction/ directions, order/ orders in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent No. 2 for issuance of settlement of the land situated in Mauza-Prasad, under Gram Pranchayat Raj Piprahan Asali bearing Khata No. 118, Kheshra No. 626 in favour of the petitioners on the ground that the petitioners are landless persons and they have no land for residing themselves and they are below the poverty line."

2.

At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioners seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioners to approach the District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur, for the purposes of settlement of the land in question. Liberty, so sought, is granted. 3.

The writ petition stands disposed off.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U