Hari Shankar Prasad and Ors. v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Held that the State and District Authorities must remove encroachers on land where possession was declared by the Deputy Collector. Directs immediate removal of human or material encroachments, with a one-month deadline for all actions.
What did the court decide?
Directs immediate removal of encroachers within one month and requires full cooperation from district authorities, police, and officers.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10907 of 2013
- ====================================================== 1. Hari Shankar Prasad, Son of Late Nathuni Sah Resident of Ward No. 13, Nagar Panchayat Sheohar, P.O.- Sheohar, District- Sheohar.
- Ram Kailash Sah Son of Late Nathuni Sah, Resident Of Ward No. 13, Nagar Panchayat Sheohar, P.O.- Sheohar, District- Sheohar.
- Balaji Prasad, Son of Late Nathuni Sah, Resident of Ward No. 13, Nagar Panchayat Sheohar, P.O.- Sheohar, District- Sheohar. .... .... Petitioners.
- Versus
- The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Old Secretariat, Patna.
- The Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 3. The Collector, Sheohar. 4. The Superintendent of Police, Sheohar. 5. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Sheohar. 6. The Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Sheohar. 7. The Circle Officer, Sheohar. 8. The Officer-in-Charge, Sheohar Police Station, Sheohar. 9. Bucche Paswan, son of Rameet Paswan. 10. Sogarath Paswan, son of Rameet Paswan. 11. Ganesh Paswan, son of Inerdeo Paswan. 12. Mahesh Paswan, son of Inerdeo Paswan. 13. Rajendra Paswan, son of Bari Paswan. 14. Kishor Paswan, son of Bimal Paswan. 15. Jaimangal Paswan, son of Bimal Paswan. 16. Lal Babu Paswan, son of Inerdeo Paswan. 17. Nathuni Mestar, son of not known to the petitioner. 18. Rajesh Mestar, son of Dashai Mestar. 19. Chunchun Mestar, son of Mahavir Mestar. 20. Siyaram Mestar, son of Late Mahesh Mestar. 21. Ganesh Mestar, son of Hargen Mestar. 22. Ajay Mestar, son of siyaram Mestar. .... .... Respondents.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the State and District Authorities are compelled to remove encroachers on land where possession has already been declared by the Deputy Collector under the Bihar Land Disputes Resolution Act 2
Who should bear the burden of proving that alleged encroachers are fresh encroachers once the Court has directed removal of existing encroachments.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Hari Shankar Prasad
- petitioner
Ram Kailash Sah
- petitioner
Balaji Prasad
- respondent
State of Bihar
- respondent
Bucche Paswan
- respondent
Case details
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