Ranjan Kumar Sinha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10323 of 2024 ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar Sinha, Son of Arvind Prasad Sinha, Resident of villageSadipur, P.S. Pirpainti, District- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principle Secretary Land Reforms and Revenue Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Principle Secretary Land Reforms and Revenue Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Commissioner, Bhagalpur Division, Bhagalpur. 4.

The Collector cum District Magistrate Bhagalpur. 5.

The Additional Collector, Bhagalpur 6.

The Deputy Collector Land Reforms Kahalgaon, District - Bhagalpur. 7.

The Sub-Divisional Officer Kahalgaon, District- Bhagalpur. 8.

The Circle Officer, Pirpainti, P.S.- Pirpainti District- Bhagalpur. 9.

Ram Chandra Yadav Son of Bhagat Yadav, Resident of village- Sadipur, P.S.- Pirpainti, District- Bhagalpur.

10.

Kashi Yadav Son of Late Chhotelal Yadav, Resident of village- Sadipur, P.S.- Pirpainti, District- Bhagalpur.

11.

Vishwanath Yadav Son of Late Chhotelal Yadav, Resident of villageSadipur, P.S.- Pirpainti, District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sheo Nandan Prasad, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Vikas Kumar, AC to AG ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 18-07-2024 The petitioner has an alternate remedy to proceed under the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956. There cannot be maintained a Public Interest Litigation on the subject matter nor is the invocation of the extraordinary power possible;

Patna High Court CWJC No.10323 of 2024(2) dt.18-07-2024 2/2 when there is such an alternate efficacious remedy available.

2. Present petition stands dismissed with the liberty aforesaid; without any observation on merits, or even the locus standi of the petitioner, which has to be decided by the Appropriate Authority under the Act of 1956.

(K. Vinod Chandran, CJ) ( Partha Sarthy, J) Sujit/- U