S. B. Sinha, J.

The petitioners in this application have, inter-alia, prayed for quashing of a notice dated 26.7.1993 as contained in Annexure 18 to the writ petition. The petitioners have also filed supplementary affidavit annexing therewith another notice dated 4.8.1993 issued by the Anchal Adhikari

(respondent no. 8) purported to be under section 3 of the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act (here-in-after to be referred to as 'the Act') whereby and where under the petitioners have been directed to show cause as to why the encroachment allegedly made by the petitioners in Plot No. 278 of village Sasbera, measuring an area of 0.77 acrcs shall not be directed to be removed.

2. In view of the order proposed to be passed, it is not necessary to state the fact of the mailer in great details.

3. The petitioner no.1 is a partnership firm and petitioners no. 2 to 5 are its partners. Petitioner No.1 is a owner of the factory which produces fibre board containers for packing and transporting explosives. As the respondents allegedly had been interfering with the affairs of the said business, the petitioners filed a writ petition being Cr.W.J.C. No. 266 of 1993 (R) and by order dated 5.7