Pintu Sah v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; CWJC No.3655 of 2023; decided 16-01-2024; Justice Sandeep Kumar; encroachment removal; vacant land of Zila Parishad West Champaran Bettiah; private respondents 6 to 8 alleged encroachers; application for parcha under Bihar Privileged Persons Homestead Tenancy Act 1947; District Magistrate West Champaran; writ dismissed as infructuous; decision of pending application within one month; Jogapatti Anchal; petitioner Pintu Sah; respondents Lalji Baitha, Jatan Baitha, Dhurrendra Baitha.
What did the court decide?
Direction that if any application is pending before the authorities, the same may be decided in accordance with law within a month of communication of the order; the writ itself was dismissed as infructuous with no substantive relief to the petitioner. ¶26