Pulkit Ram and Ors. v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Encroachment removal restrained pending due process; landless petitioners residing over 40 years on Khata No.585 & 586, Khesra No.216 & 218, Mauza Karva, P.S. Kamtaul, Block Jale, District Darbhanga; State admission that no encroachment proceeding initiated; action premised on Division Bench order dated 03.08.2017 in C.W.J.C. No.10691 of 2017; direction that removal require initiation of encroachment proceedings and resort to due process of law; writ petition disposed; Patna High Court oral order dated 21-11-2024 by Justice Mohit Kumar Shah.
What did the court decide?
Protective direction issued: the petitioners shall not be removed from the land in question unless and until the respondents initiate encroachment proceedings and resort to the due process of law for removal of the encroachment, if any; the writ petition stands disposed off on these terms.