Writ petition disposed of granting liberty to petitioner to file reply to show cause notice regarding encroachment case. Status quo maintained for eight weeks.
Liberty to file reply to show cause notice within four weeks; status quo maintained for eight weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1353 of 2020
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Surendra Paswan @ Surendra Ram s/o Sipahi Ram, resident of villageParmanpur, P.s. Dawath, District- Rohtas.
... ... Petitioner/s
... ... Respondent/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Shambhu Sharan Singh For the Respondent/s : Mr.Raj Kishore Roy (Gp18) ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER
2 06-07-2022 Though, the present writ petition has been filed for quashing the encroachment proceedings initiated vide Encroachment Case No. 91 of 2019-20 by the Circle Officer, Dawath, however, the learned counsel for the petitioner has confined his relief to the extent of liberty being granted to the petitioner to file reply to the show cause notice before the Circle Officer, Dawath and in the meantime some protection be granted to the petitioner.
Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file reply to the show cause notice within a period of four weeks from today, in the ongoing
Patna High Court CWJC No.1353 of 2020(2) dt.06-07-2022 2/2
Encroachment Case No. 91 of 2019-20, in case the proceedings of the same have not already been concluded, whereafter the Circle Officer, Dawath shall consider the same and after hearing the effected party shall pass appropriate order in accordance with law u/s 6(1) of the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956 within a period of four weeks thereafter.
It is needless to state that for a period of eight weeks from today, status quo existing as on today shall be maintained.
(Mohit Kumar Shah, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether liberty should be granted to the petitioner to file reply to the show cause notice pending encroachment proceedings.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Surendra Paswan @ Surendra Ram
The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna
The Principal Secretary, Rural and Housing Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna
The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Rohtas
The Superintendant of Police, Rohtas
The Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Rohtas
Mohit Kumar Shah
As recorded by the court registry
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