In a writ petition seeking a direction to conclude encroachment proceedings, the Patna High Court directed the Circle Officer to finalize the case under the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956 within four months after reading.
The petitioners were directed to conclude the encroachment proceedings within four weeks of receiving the order.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5409 of 2021
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... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Babu Nandan Prasad, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Lalit Kishore (AG)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER
2 07-09-2022
The limited prayer of the petitioners in the present
writ petition is to direct the Circle Officer, Kochas, DistrictRohtas to conclude the proceedings of the Encroachment Case No. 1 of 2016-17.
Having regard to the limited prayer made by the
Patna High Court CWJC No.5409 of 2021(2) dt.07-09-2022 2/2
learned counsel for the petitioners, the Circle Officer, Kochas, District-Rohtas is directed to conclude the proceedings of the aforesaid Encroachment Case No. 1 of 2016-17 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 four 12 weeks of receipt/production of a copy of this order.
The writ petition stands disposed off on the aforesaid
terms.
(Mohit Kumar Shah, J)
S.Sb/-
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the Circle Officer is directed to conclude the encroachment proceedings within a specified time frame after reading the judgment
Whether the prayer of the petitioners was limited to directing the conclusion of encroachment proceedings
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Shree Krishna Ram
Mohan Ram
Santosh Kumar Ram
Prakash Kumar
Akhilesh Kumar
The State of Bihar
Mohit Kumar Shah
As recorded by the court registry
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