Yugeshwar Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Bihar; Patna High Court; Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2228 of 2024; decided 19-02-2024; Sandep Kumar, J. Encroachment proceeding; encroachment case; stay of demolition during pendency of title suit; remedy lies in injunction application before the District Court, not the High Court; writ petition dismissed; petitioner Yugeshwar Singh; respondents include State of Bihar (Revenue and Land Reforms), DM-cum-Collector Sheikhpura, SDM Sheikhpura, Circle Officer Barbigha.
What did the court decide?
A litigant who has filed a title suit does not require any order of this Court; he has liberty to file an injunction petition, and any such injunction application shall be considered by the District Court. ¶16