Baldeo Jha v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act 1956 Section 6(1); removal of encroachment from Government land; Encroachment Case No.1 of 2013-14 stalled due to pendency of private respondents' Title Suit No.205 of 2014 before Sub-Judge, Banka; Circle Officer, Banka directed to check for injunction in the trial court and, if none, conclude the encroachment case with final order after hearing affected parties within six weeks; writ in nature of mandamus; petitioners' counsel Sanjay Kumar Jha and Harish Chandra Patel; State counsel Dinbandhu Singh; decided 21-08-2024 by Mohit Kumar Shah, J; writ petition disposed of on the aforesaid terms.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Circle Officer, Banka to verify whether any injunction has been granted by the learned Trial Court and, if no injunction has been granted, to conclude Encroachment Case No.1 of 2013-14 by passing the final order under Section 6(1) of the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956, in accordance with law and after hearing the affected parties, within six weeks of receipt/production of a copy of the order.