Sanjay Prasad Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17601 of 2024 ====================================================== 1.

Sanjay Prasad Singh Son of Late Chakravarti Prasad Singh Resident of Village and Post- Sadanandpur, Thana/Anchal- Baliya, District- Begusarai, Bihar.

2.

Rabindra Kumar Singh, Son of Late Bishwanath Prasad Singh Resident of Village and Post- Sadanandpur, Tola- Rashidpur, Shankar Bhawan, SubDivision- Baliya, Police Station- Baliya, District- Begusarai, Bihar. 3.

Arvind Kumar Singh, Son of Late Bishwanath Prasad Singh Resident of Village and Post- Sadanandpur, Tola- Rashidpur, Shankar Bhawan, SubDivision- Baliya, Police Station- Baliya, District- Begusarai, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

2.

Divisional Commissioner, Munger Division, Munger. 3.

The District Magistrate cum Collector, District- Begusarai. 4.

District Magistrate Begusarai cum Second Appellate Authority, Begusarai. 5.

Public Grievances Redressal Officer, Begusarai, District- Begusarai. 6.

Additional District Magistrate cum First Appellate Authority, Public Grievance Redressal forum Begusarai, District- Begusarai. 7.

Circle Officer, Baliya, P.S.- Baliya, District- Begusarai. 8.

Public Grievance Redressal Officer, Police Station- Baliya, DistrictBegusarai. 9.

Ramanand Prasad Singh, Son of Late Ram Bilas Singh Resident of VillageSadanandpur, P.S. and Anchal- Baliya, District- Begusarai. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Alka Singh, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. S.D.Yadav, AAG-9 Mr. Braj Bhushan Mishra, AC to AAG-9 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 21-11-2024 The limited prayer made by the petitioners in the present case is to direct the Circle Officer, Baliya, DistrictBegusarai, to conclude the proceedings of the pending

Patna High Court CWJC No.17601 of 2024(2) dt.21-11-2024 2/2 Encroachment Case No. 20 of 1993-94.

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Per contra, the learned counsel for the Respondent-State 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, I deem it fit and proper to direct the Circle Officer, Baliya, District-Begusarai, to conclude the proceedings of the aforesaid Encroachment Case No. 20 of 1993-94, 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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Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed off on the aforesaid terms.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U