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Bhagwan Jha v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.

Writ Petition – Encroachment/Road Construction on Khatiyani-Raiyati Land

Patna HC14 Oct 2025CWJC/21302/2018

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Patna High Court; CWJC No. 21302 of 2018; Bhagwan Jha v. State of Bihar; decided 14-10-2025; Rajiv Roy, J. Keywords: encroachment; khatiyani land; raiyati land; road construction without notice or acquisition; Anchal Adhikari Jhanjharpur; village Behat (North); Madhubani; Khata No. 506; Khesra Nos. 3027, 3049; fresh representation; liberty; writ petition disposed of without commenting on merits.

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Liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh representation before an appropriate authority for redressal of the grievance; no coercive direction or merits adjudication was issued. ¶32

Bhagwan Jha Vs The State Of Bihar and Ors. — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.21302 of 2018

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Bhagwan Jha, Son of Sri Ram Chandra Jha, resident of village-Behat (North) P.O.- Behat, Via- Jhanjharpur, District- Madhubani.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State Of Bihar

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The District Magistrate,Madhubani

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The Sub-Divisional Officer,Distt.-Madhubani

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The Superintendent of Police, Madhubani

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The Anchal Adhikari-Jhandharpur,Madhubani

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D.C.L.R. Jhanjharpur

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Kaushalya Devi W/o Jagarnalth Jha Resident of Village-Behat North P.O. Behat,Via-Jhanjharpur,Distt.-Madhubani

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... ... Respondent/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ratan Kumar Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mrs. Nutan Sahay, AC to AAG-12 ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY

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ORAL ORDER

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2 14-10-2025 Heard the parties.

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The present petition has been preferred for the

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following relief(s):

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“(A) For issuance of an appropriate writ or direction to the authorities concern to remove the encroachment in the Khatiyani land. This land is situated in the village Behat (North) ViaJhanjharpur District-Madhubani.

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(B) For the respondents specially. respondent No.5 is constructing the road in the

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Patna High Court CWJC No.21302 of 2018(2) dt.14-10-2025 2/3

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khatiyani land of the petitioner about 5 katha 15 Dhur acres land is there in the village Behat North), Via-Jhanjharpur.

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(C) For the respondent 5 no. is constructing the road from the village -Behat to the point of water canal and the water canal is established Near the village Behat (North) and the road is constructed from the village-Behat to the water canal behind the village-Behat (North), without any notice to the petitioners and without acquired the land. Respondent No. 5 is constructing the road by forcibly.

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(D) For the road is constructing by the respondent authority in Raiyati land of the petitioners in following plot:-

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Khata No. 506, Khesra No. 3027, Mauza-Behat Rakwa-5katha 15 Dhur 506 3049. 2 Katha 2 Dhur.

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(E) For the respondents authority total encroached the length 2 Katha 2 Dhur width in the middle portion of the total area of the land.

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(F) For the respondents authorities

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Patna High Court CWJC No.21302 of 2018(2) dt.14-10-2025 3/3

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encroached the land for the construction of the road without any information and without any notice and without acquired the land and without any order passed by the Bihar Government. The respondent no. 5 start the construction of the road with the help of the villagers of the Behat North.”

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After some argument, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner shall be filing a fresh representation before an appropriate authority for the redressal of the grievance.

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Granting said liberty and without commenting on the merit of the case, the writ petition stands disposed of.

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(Rajiv Roy, J)

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Adnan/-

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