Niranjan Bhagat @ Niranjan Kumar Bhagat v. The State of Bihar
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CWJC 7339 of 2026, Patna High Court, Rajiv Roy J., 23-06-2026, disposed. Land dispute, Sangrampur, Munger, Bihar: writ of mandamus sought against private respondents (Nand Kishor Yadav; Sonu, Kiran and Vijay Rajak; Mukesh Kumar; Dilip Tati; Karu Ranjan) for alleged illegal construction of nala/drainage and road and encroachment over petitioner's land, allegedly at the instance of Chief-Counsellor and Ward Counsellor No. 9, Nagar Panchayat, Sangrampur. Court held such private-party construction/possession dispute belongs before SDO Tarapur and/or competent Civil Court, not writ jurisdiction; liberty to file fresh petition before SDO within four weeks; SDO duty bound to inquire, issue notice and decide according to law. Themes: alternative remedy, maintainability of writ, encroachment, protection of possession, municipal counsellors, pending representation, no answer from SDO.