Dinbandhu Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3775 of 2023 ====================================================== Dinbandhu Prasad S/o Raghaw Prasad, Resident of Ward No. 12, Siarahi, P.S.- Shikarpur, District- West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through DM cum Collector, Bettiah, West Champaran. 2.

The District Magistrate cum Collector, Bettiah, West Champaran. 3.

The Land Reform Deputy Collector, Narkatiyaganj, West Champaran. 4.

The Deputy Collector, Bettiah, West Champaran. 5.

The Circle Officer, Narkatiyaganj, West Champaran. 6.

Hirdaya Prasad S/o Late Awadhesh Prasad, Resident of Siarahi, P.S.- Shikarpur, District- West Champaran.

7.

Ajay Prasad S/o Late Awadhesh Prasad, Resident of Siarahi, P.S.- Shikarpur, District- West Champaran.

8.

Bidya Prasad S/o Late Awadhesh Prasad, Resident of Siarahi, P.S.- Shikarpur, District- West Champaran.

9.

Shivjee Prasad S/o Late Jagdevo Sah, Resident of Siarahi, P.S.- Shikarpur, District- West Champaran.

10.

Krishna Mohan Prasad S/o Late Brahmdeo Sah, Resident of Siarahi, P.S.- Shikarpur, District- West Champaran.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bimlesh Kumar Pandey For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Rishi Raj Sinha (Sc19) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 09-10-2023 The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following relief:- 1(a). Through this writ application the petitioner seeks indulgence of this Hon'ble High Court for issuance of a writ in the nature of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to the respondent authorities particularly the Circle Officer, Narkatiyaganj (Respondent No. 5) to

Patna High Court CWJC No.3775 of 2023(2) dt.09-10-2023 2/2 initiate proper encroachment proceeding for removal of the encroachment over the land of river pertaining to Khata No. 93, plot No. 500, Mauja Siyarahi, Thana Shikarpur vacated, which has illegally been encroached by Respondent No. 6 to 10, due to which the petitioner and almost all the villagers not only facing great inconvenience rather the entire village is at great risk of flood." 2.

At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks not to press the present writ petition, however, seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioner to take recourse to the remedies, as are available under the law, for enforcement of the order dated 18.11.2022, passed in CWJC No. 3444 of 2022.

3.

Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed off as not pressed.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U