Praveen Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Praveen Kumar v. State of Bihar, CWJC No.14531 of 2024, Patna High Court, decided 23-09-2024 by Mohit Kumar Shah, J. Keywords: direction to Circle Officer Adapur; disposal of Encroachment Case No.31 of 2019-20; Section 6(1) Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act 1956; time-bound disposal within six weeks; hearing of affected parties; East Champaran (Raxaul, Adapur); writ petition disposed of on limited prayer; State counsel's assurance of disposal within time frame fixed by Court.
What did the court decide?
Time-bound direction (six weeks) to the Circle Officer, Adapur, District-East Champaran to dispose of Encroachment Case No.31 of 2019-20, if still pending, by final order under Section 6(1) of the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956, after hearing the affected parties; the writ petition was disposed of on these terms. ¶67