Ramashankar Mahato v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CWJC 15253/2025, oral order dt. 13-10-2025, Shailendra Singh, J. Art. 226 writ by six villagers (Semra, West Champaran) seeking removal of encroachment on Bihar Government ceiling land settled by Collector to them in 2002; respondents incl. State, Collector/DM, LRDC Bagaha, Circle Officer Bagaha-2 and private person Ranvijay Shahi. Held: petition vague (no encroacher details/period); efficacious statutory remedy exists under the land-allotment law; petition disposed with liberty to file such a case in 8 weeks; authority to act per law if grievance genuine. No precedent relied on; no monetary relief.
What did the court decide?
No substantive writ relief granted. Liberty given to the petitioners to file a case under the specific law dealing with allotment of lands to landless persons or others within 08 (eight) weeks; if availed, the concerned authority is to look into the matter and take appropriate legal steps as per provisions of law to redress the grievance, if found genuine.