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Manoj Kumar Mehta v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.

Patna HC31 Jul 2019MJC/4522/2018

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The High Court at Patna disposed of a contempt application (originally a writ petition) regarding encroachment on government land. The Court found the opposite parties' affidavit regarding a delay request as reasonable compliance and ordered disposal.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief granted; with dismissed; opposite parties permitted to proceed as per affidavit.

Manoj Kumar Mehta Vs The State Of Bihar… — Constitutional and Fundamental Rights | Patna HC (2019)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4522 of 2018 In

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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2910 of 2018

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Manoj Kumar Mehta, Son of Late Harihar Prasad Mehta, Resident of Village and P.O.-Aliganj, P.S.-Chandradeep, District-Jamui

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Sri Dharmendra Kumar, the District Magistrate, Jamui

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Sri Lakhindra Paswan, the Sub-Divisional Officer, Jamui

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Sri Binod Kumar Chaudhary, the Circle Officer, Islamnagar Aliganj, Jamui

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Sri Manish Kumar, the State House Officer, Chandradep, Jamui

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Prashant Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs. Nutan Sahay, A.C. to AAG-12

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CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE

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and

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HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER

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(Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)

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3 31-07-2019

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This contempt application was entertained and the opposite parties were called upon to file an affidavit as to what further developments have taken place.

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The State has filed an affidavit and Paragraph 4 of the affidavit delineates the developments in this regard. Sub Paragraph (iii) of Paragraph 4 of the affidavit recites that as regards encroachment on the land of Khata No. 405, notices were issued against 34 encroachers where 23 pucca houses and shops were existing. The said process is on and for that in

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Patna High Court MJC No.4522 of 2018(3) dt.31-07-2019 2/2

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Paragraph 5 of the affidavit a prayer has been made to grant three months’ time in order to complete the said process.

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We find this to be a reasonable compliance on the part of the opposite parties and their efforts made in this regard. The affidavit, therefore, satisfies the query raised by the Court and the opposite parties shall proceed to execute the same in accordance with law as per the affidavit filed by them.

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The contempt application stands accordingly disposed

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off.

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(Amreshwar Pratap Sahi, CJ)

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(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J)

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P.K.P./-

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Manoj Kumar Mehta v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.

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