Md. Mumtaz Alam v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court disposed of Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 2755 of 2024 (Md. Mumtaz Alam S/o Abdul Sattar v. State of Bihar and others) on 15-03-2024, quashing the Circle Officer, Purnea East's order dated 12.09.2023 in Encroachment Case No. 02/2018-19 declaring the petitioner an encroacher without considering his show cause, granting liberty to pass a fresh order in accordance with law after hearing the parties and considering the show cause filed by the alleged encroachers, and setting aside all follow up actions pursuant to the quashed order.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 12.09.2023 passed in Encroachment Case No. 02/2018-19 by the Circle Officer, Purnea East quashed; liberty granted to the Circle Officer, Purnea East to pass a fresh order in accordance with law after hearing the parties and considering the show cause filed by the alleged encroachers; all follow up actions pursuant to the quashed order set aside.