Satyendra Prasad v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.334 of 2015 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 20085 of 2013 ====================================================== Satyendra Prasad, Son of Late Deo Narayan Singh, resident of Village - Korawan, P.S. Hilsa, District - Nalanda.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Mr. Narmdeshwar Lal, the Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna.

3. Mr. B. Kartikey, the Collector, Nalanda.

4. Mrs. Rachna Patel, the Dy. Development Commissioner, Nalanda.

5. Mr. Ajit Kumar Singh, the Sub - Divisional Officer, Hilsa, Nalanda.

6. Mr. Sidharth Jain, the Superintendent of Police, Nalanda.

7. Mr. Pravendra Bharti, the Sub- Divisional Police Officer, Hilsa, Nalanda.

8. Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Station Head Officer, Hilsa, Police Station- Hilsa, Nalanda.

.... .... Opposite parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Amrendra Kumar Sinha No.-1 For the State : Mrs. Nivdeta Nirvikar, G.A. 10 & Mr. Anil Kumar Singh, A/C to G.A. 10.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH KUMAR DATTA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH KUMAR DATTA) 10-08-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The contempt application has been filed claiming disobedience of the order dated 21.10.2013 passed by this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 20085 of 2013. The direction of this Court in the said order was to the Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna, to take

Patna High Court MJC No.334 of 2015 (7) dt.10-08-2015 2/2 a holistic view of the matter and resolve the controversy with regard to encroachment and revival of water bodies simultaneously within a reasonable time.

In the show cause filed on behalf of opposite party no. 2, the Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna, it is stated that pursuant to the direction of this Court, by his order dated 14.07.2015 which was signed on 28.07.2015 he has followed the direction of this Court by disposing of Land Dispute Appeal No. 11 of 2013 filed by Harinandan Paswan. The petitioner was also permitted to intervene in the said matter.

In the aforesaid view of the matter, the order under contempt is complied with.

The contempt application is, accordingly, dismissed. The petitioner if he is aggrieved by the aforesaid order of the Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna, may move before the appropriate forum in accordance with law.

(Ramesh Kumar Datta, J) (Sudhir Singh, J) U.K./- U