Singasan Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18114 of 2022 ====================================================== Singasan Sharma son of Dhenukh Sharma, resident of Village- Mahuawa, Police Station- Purushottampur, District- West Champaran (Bettiah). ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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The District Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah. 3.

The Superintendent of Police, West Champaran at Bettiah. 4.

The Sub- Divisional Officer, Narkatiaganj, District- West Champaran. 5.

The Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Narkatiaganj, District- West Champaran.

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The Circle Officer, Mainatand, District- West Champaran. 7.

The S.H.O. Mainatand Police Station, District- West Champaran. 8.

Chitranjanpuri, son of late Jot Puri, resident of Village- Mahuawa, Police Station- Purushottampur, District- West Champaran (Bettiah). 9.

Pentar Puri son of late Ram Narayan Puri, resident of Village- Mahuawa, Police Station- Purushottampur, District- West Champaran (Bettiah). 10.

Vijay Puri, son of late Narsingh Puri, resident of Village- Mahuawa, Police Station- Purushottampur, District- West Champaran (Bettiah). ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Binay Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Raj Kishore Roy, GP-18 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 03-07-2023 The short prayer made by the petitioner in the present writ petition is to direct the Circle Officer, Mainatand, District-West Champaran, to expedite the proceedings of the pending Encroachment Case No. 14 of 2020-21.

The learned counsel appearing for the State, Sri Raj Kishore Roy (GP-18), submits that in case, the aforesaid

Patna High Court CWJC No.18114 of 2022 dt.03-07-2023 2/2 encroachment proceedings are still pending, the same would definitely be concluded within a fixed time frame. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I deem it fit and proper to direct the Circle Officer, Mainatand, District-West Champaran, to conclude the proceedings of the aforesaid Encroachment Case No. 14 of 2020-21, 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.

The writ petition stands disposed off on the aforesaid terms.

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