Anit Kumar Verma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13979 of 2024 ====================================================== Anit Kumar Verma son of Yogendra Kumar Verma, resident of village and P.O.- Chhapiyan, P.S. Mashrakh, District- Saran at Chapra- 841417. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary Government of Bihar, Patna. 2.

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

3.

The Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Home, Government of Bihar, Patna.

4.

The Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Saran at Chapra. 5.

The Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Marhaura, Saran at Chapra. 6.

The Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Marhaura, Saran at Chapra. 7.

The Circle Officer, Mashrak, Saran at Chapra. 8.

The Station House Officer, Mashrak, Saran at Chapra. 9.

Shashi Bhushan Pandey, Son of Late Nagina Pandey, resident of village and P.O. - Chhapiyan, P.S. Mashrakh, District- Saran at Chapra - 841417. 10.

Rakesh Pandey, Son of Prabhakar Pandey, resident of village and P.O. - Chhapiyan, P.S. Mashrakh, District- Saran at Chapra - 841417. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Jeetendra Narayan, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar, AC to GP-4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 21-09-2024 The limited prayer of the petitioner in the present writ petition is to direct the Circle Officer, Mashrak, Saran at Chapra, to dispose off the pending Encroachment Case No. 5 of 2022-23.

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Per contra, the learned counsel for the respondent-State submits that in case, the aforesaid Encroachment Case is still pending, the same would definitely be disposed off, within a

Patna High Court CWJC No.13979 of 2024(2) dt.21-09-2024 2/2 stipulated time frame, as is fixed by this Court. 3.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I deem it fit and proper to direct the Circle Officer, Mashrak, Saran at Chapra, to dispose off the aforesaid Encroachment Case No. 5 of 2022-23, in case the same has not already been disposed off, by passing the final order under Section 6(1) of the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956, in accordance with law and after hearing the affected parties, within a period of six weeks of receipt/production of a copy of this order. 4.

Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed off on the aforesaid terms.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U