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Ranjay Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC17 Jan 2025MJC/209/2024

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Compliance of writ order dated 05.12.2022 in CWJC No.7283 of 2022; final order under Section 6(1), Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956 passed 15.05.2024 in Encroachment Case No.14 of 2022-23 by Circle Officer, Kako, Jehanabad; encroachment removed (letter dated 16.01.2025, Circle Officer to District Magistrate, Jehanabad); liberty granted to petitioners to pursue due process for subsisting grievance; MJC disposed of; Patna High Court; Mohit Kumar Shah, J.; decided 17-01-2025.

What did the court decide?

Liberty granted to the petitioners to take recourse to the due process of law in case of any subsisting grievance. ¶35

Ranjay Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.209 of 2024 In

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Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7283 of 2022

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Ranjay Kumar Son of Brijkishor Sharma, Resident of Village - Hati, Post Office - Hati, Police Station - Kako, and District - Jehanabad.

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Ajay Sharma, Son of Ramdani Sharma, Resident of Village - Hati, Post Office - Hati, Police Station - Kako, and District - Jehanabad.

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Balmiki Sharma, Son of Tirthraj Sharma and Resident of Village - Hati, Post Office - Hati, Police Station - Kako, and District - Jehanabad.

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Raj Kumar Sharma, Son of Late Ramesh Chandra Sharma, Resident of Village - Hati, Post Office - Hati, Police Station - Kako, and District - Jehanabad. ... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar. 2. Richi Pandey, father's name and address is not known to the petitioners, the District Magistrate, Jehanabad.

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Sudha Gupta, father's name and address is not known to the petitioner, the Additional District Magistrate, Jehanabad.

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Lili Yadav, father's name and address is not known to the petitioner, the Circle Officer, Kako, Jehanabad.

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Ved Prakash, father's name and address is not known to the petitioner, the Block Development Officer, Kako, Jehanabad.

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Harish Chandra Choudhary, father's name and address is not known to the petitioner, the Panchayat Secretary, Sulemanpur Panchayat, Block - Kako, District- Jehanabad.

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Shrawan Das, Son of Late Kali Das, Resident of village - Hati, Post Office - Hati, Police Station - Kako, and District - Jehanabad.

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Dwarik Das, Son of Late Dularchand Das, Resident of village - Hati, Post Office - Hati, Police Station - Kako, and District - Jehanabad.

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Kesho Das, Son of Ramdeo Das, Resident of village - Hati, Post Office - Hati, Police Station - Kako, and District - Jehanabad.

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Arvind Das, father's name not known to the petitioners, Resident of village - Hati, Post Office - Hati, Police Station - Kako, and District - Jehanabad.

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Bigan Das, Son of Late Vriksh Das, Resident of village - Hati, Post Office - Hati, Police Station - Kako, and District - Jehanabad.

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Baban Das, Son of Mohi Das, Resident of village - Hati, Post Office - Hati, Police Station - Kako, and District - Jehanabad.

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Kapil Das, son of Mohi Das, Resident of village - Hati, Post Office - Hati, Police Station - Kako, and District - Jehanabad.

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Jitendra Das, son of Late Rohi Das, Resident of village - Hati, Post Office - Hati, Police Station - Kako, and District - Jehanabad.

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Patna High Court MJC No.209 of 2024(4) dt.17-01-2025 2/3

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Siddheshwar Das, son of Late Rohi Das, Resident of village - Hati, Post Office - Hati, Police Station - Kako, and District - Jehanabad.

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Kanti Devi, daughter of Chunnu Das, Resident of village - Hati, Post Office - Hati, Police Station - Kako, and District - Jehanabad.

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Rakesh Das, son of Chunnu Das, Resident of village - Hati, Post Office - Hati, Police Station - Kako, and District - Jehanabad.

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Dinesh Das, Son of Vikash Das, Resident of village - Hati, Post Office - Hati, Police Station - Kako, and District - Jehanabad.

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Santosh Das, father's name not known to the petitioners, Resident of village - Hati, Post Office - Hati, Police Station - Kako, and District - Jehanabad.

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... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Avinash Chandra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Atul Shankar, AC to SC-19 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER

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4 17-01-2025

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At the outset, the learned counsel for the opposite parties has submitted that the order of this Court dated 05.12.2022, passed in CWJC No.7283 of 2022 has already stood complied with inasmuch as the Circle Officer, Kako, Jehanabad has passed the final order under Section 6(1) of the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956 on 15.05.2024, in connection with Encroachment Case No.14 of 2022-23 and thereafter, the encroachment in question has also been removed, as would be apparent from the letter dated 16.01.2025 written by the Circle Officer, Kako, Jehanabad to the District Magistrate, Jehanabad, which has been produced before this Court and has been kept on record.

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