Ramanand Tiwari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15780 of 2019 ====================================================== Ramanand Tiwari Son of Late Rajbanshi Tiwari Resident of Village-Beswak, P.S.-Islampur, District-Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

District Magistrate Nalanda 3.

Circle Officer Islampur, District-Nalanda 4.

Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Hilsa, Nalanda 5.

Siya Sharan Paswan Son of Late Gokhul Pasan Resident of Village-Beswak, P.S.-Islampur, District-Nalanda ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Birendra Nath Mishra For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Rishi Raj Sinha (SC-19) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 07-08-2019 The present writ petition has been filed for directing the respondents to remove the encroachment over the public land situated at Mauza-Beshwak, Islampur under DistrictNalanda appertaining to Thana No. 43, Khata No. 118, Plot No. 2016, new Plot No. 1074/2069.

This Court is of the opinion that for the purposes of removal of encroachment over a public land, the petitioner is required to take recourse to the provisions of the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956 by approaching the Circle Officer, Islampur, District-Nalanda.

Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed off as

Patna High Court CWJC No.15780 of 2019(2) dt.07-08-2019 2/2 not pressed with liberty to the petitioner to approach the respondent no. 3 for redressal of his grievances. (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) S.Sb/- U