Naresh Paswan v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act 1956 s.3; Gairmazarua Aam; encroachment of public land; removal of encroachment; Circle Officer Sakra; Deputy Collector Land Reforms; S.H.O.; mandamus to initiate enquiry; Khata No.122, Khata No.306; Khesra No.306, Khesra No.328; 0.10 decimal; 0.20 decimal; Mauza-Reja Rampur Banzaria / Rajo Rampur Bazaria; P.S.-Sakra, District-Muzaffarpur; Naresh Paswan v. The State of Bihar; private respondents Binod Choudhary, Shankar Choudhary; Patna High Court; Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case (CWJC); Ranjan Kumar Jha, J; writ disposed of with direction to enquire and act in accordance with law.
What did the court decide?
Direction issued to Respondent No.5 (Circle Officer, Sakra, District-Muzaffarpur) to enquire into the alleged encroachments and, if any substance is found in the petitioner's contention on enquiry, to proceed in the matter in accordance with law; the writ application was disposed of with these observations rather than answered on its merits.