Sadhu Sharan Mahto v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: raiyati/rayoti land; encroachment claim; road construction; soil filling by contractor; Anchal Amin re-measurement 15.05.2019; Annexure-D; Khata No. 9; Kheshra/C.S.P 589; R.S.P 1317 and 1318; Village Bachhauri/Bachhauli; Khanpur Block; Samastipur; Mauza Bachauli Revenue Case No. 228; M/s Brother Builder; State of Bihar (Land Reforms and Revenue Department); Executive Engineer Rural Works Department; writ petition dismissed; Patna High Court CWJC; Dr. Anshuman, J.; 03-07-2025. Use for: land-possession writ petitions dismissed on official re-measurement showing no encroachment/acquisition of the survey plot; disputes between raiyat and road contractor with State engineers.
What did the court decide?
Accepting the State's stand supported by the re-measurement, the Court recorded that no portion of C.S.P 589 corresponding to R.S.P Nos. 1317 & 1318 was occupied or acquired in the construction of the road, that the petitioner's claim was absolutely false, and that no construction of road upon the petitioner's raiyoti land arose.