Parmeshwar Dubey v. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms
Case brief
What is this about?
contempt; miscellaneous jurisdiction case; MJC No. 146 of 2025; violation of order dated 28.03.2024; C.W.J.C. No. 14512 of 2023; Parmeshwar Dubey; Chandra Bhushan Dubey; Jaynarayan Dubey; raiyati land; PCC road; unauthorised construction on private land without acquisition; road removed 02.12.2025; compensation claimed; Collector Siwan; District Magistrate-cum-Collector Mukul Kumar Gupta; enquiry and fixation of responsibility; recovery of construction cost from creator of road; State exchequer loss; public money; Circle Officer Andar Nilam Kumari; Block Development Officer Kunal Kumar Singh; compliance with earlier writ direction; disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Contempt application (MJC No. 146 of 2025) disposed of upon compliance, the PCC road on the petitioners' raiyati land having been removed and the petitioners' sons having signed the document to that effect. Collector, Siwan (opposite party no. 2) directed to conduct an enquiry through his officers, fix responsibility, and realise from the creator of the PCC road, in accordance with law, the amount spent on constructing it on the petitioners' raiyati land; failure to act would invite another contempt. A copy of the order to be communicated to the Collector, Siwan for perusal and needful action.