Rakesh Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13351 of 2023 ====================================================== Rakesh Ranjan Son of Sachidanand Prasad Srivastawa Resident of VillageSuraha, P.S.- Muffasil(Motihari), District- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar.

2.

The District Collector, Motihari East Champaran. 3.

The Sub Divisional Officer (S.D.O.) Motihari, East Champaran. 4.

The Circle Officer Sadar, Motihari, East Champaran. 5.

Akbar Miya Son of late Lattu Miya Resident of village- Suraha, P.SMuffasil(Motihari), District- East Champaran. 6.

Rasul Miya Son of Late Lattu Miya Resident of village- Suraha, P.SMuffasil(Motihari), District- East Champaran. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pravin Kumar For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Md. Khurshid Alam (Aag12) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 04-10-2023 The short prayer made by the petitioner in the present writ petition is to direct the Circle Officer, Sadar, East Champaran at Motihari, to conclude the proceedings of the pending Encroachment Case No. 3 of 2018-19.

2.

At the outset, the learned counsel for the RespondentState submits that in case, the aforesaid encroachment proceedings have not been concluded, the same would definitely be concluded, by passing the final order, within a fixed time frame.

3.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case,

Patna High Court CWJC No.13351 of 2023(2) dt.04-10-2023 2/2 I deem it fit and proper to direct the Circle Officer, Sadar, East Champaran at Motihari, to conclude the proceedings of the aforesaid Encroachment Case No. 3 of 2018-19, if the same has not already been concluded, by passing the final order under Section 6(1) of the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956, after hearing the affected parties and in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks of receipt / production of a copy of this order.

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The present writ petition stands disposed off on the aforesaid terms.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U