Chandrika Chouhan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7321 of 2019 ====================================================== Chandrika Chouhan S/o Late Shyam Chouhan Resident of Richhuli, TolaPathra, P.S.- Meskaur, District- Nawada......................... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Collector, Nawada. 2.

The Additional Collector, Nawada.

3.

The Sub-Divisional Officer, Rajauli, Distt- Nawada. 4.

The Circle Officer, Meskaur, District- Nawada. 5.

Shivnandan Prasad S/o Late Lula Mahto Resident of Pichhuli, Tola- Pathra, P.S.- Meskaur, P.O.- Medhkuri, District- Nawada, PIN- 8015122. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Arvind Kumar For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Md.Khurshid Alam (Aag12) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 09-04-2019 Learned counsel for the petitioner with reference to Annexure-4 submits that C.O. has exercised his jurisdiction of power to remove the encroachment of land but encroachment has not been removed as yet.

Under the Public Land Encroachment Act, it shall be obligation of the authority to take appropriate step for removal of encroachment of land if the C.O. has held out that there exist encroachment but he has not taken action in accordance with law for removal of encroachment, then he shall adopt corrective measure and take appropriate action permissible under the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act for removal of encroachment at

Patna High Court CWJC No.7321 of 2019(2) dt.09-04-2019 2/2 the earliest preferably within a period of 60 days. With the aforesaid the writ application disposed of. (Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) T.Kr./- U