Court granted liberty to petitioners to file appeal against encroachment order and maintained status quo for four weeks before dismissing the writ petition.
Liberty to file appeal granted; status quo for four weeks; writ petition disposed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3904 of 2024
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... ... Petitioner/s
... ... Respondent/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ram Prawesh Kumar, Adv. For the State : Mr Narendra Kumar Singh, AC to GP-22 ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER
Though the present writ petition has been filed for quashing the notice dated 16.11.2023, issued by the Circle Officer, Purnea East, District-Purnea, i.e. the Respondent No. 5, in connection with Encroachment Case no. 6 of 2023-24, however, at the outset, the learned counsel for the RespondentState submits, by referring to the counter affidavit filed in the present case that the Respondent No. 5 has already passed the final order, under Section 6(1) of the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act, 1956”), on 4.1.2024, hence, in case the petitioners are so aggrieved they
Patna High Court CWJC No.3904 of 2024(3) dt.16-12-2024 2/2
may file an appeal under Section 11 of the Act, 1956.
(Mohit Kumar Shah, J)
Ajay/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether status quo should be maintained while petitioners file appeal against encroachment order.
2 provisions across 1 enactments
Ranvindra Rajak Alias Ravindra Kumar Rajak
Devendra Nath Jha
The State of Bihar
District Magistrate, Purnea
Sub Divisional Officer, Purnea
Circle Officer, Purnea East
Mohit Kumar Shah
As recorded by the court registry
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