Sunil Kumar Singh and Anr. v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
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Patna High Court CWJC No.24741 of 2018, decided 02-12-2025 by Rajiv Roy, J (oral order). Petitioners: Sunil Kumar Singh and Arbind Singh; Respondents: State of Bihar, Collector Begusarai, Circle Officer Teghra. Petition sought mandamus for disposal of Jamabandi Cancellation Appeal No.12 of 2018 and an Encroachment Appeal of 2018 (filed 24.11.2018 against Circle Officer, Teghra order dated 22.10.2018 in Encroachment Case No.01 of 2018-19) and restraint on dispossession until disposal of the appeals. Disposition: writ petition disposed of as both appeals had already been disposed of by the Collector, Begusarai on 04.02.2020, per unrebutted counter affidavit (paras 6 and 15); encroachment proceeding traced to Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department letter no.409 dated 31.03.2018 and Additional Collector's Jamabandi Cancellation Case No. 82/16-17. Keywords: jamabandi cancellation, encroachment appeal, Teghra, Begusarai, Collector, mandamus, dispossession.