IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11818 of 2025 ======================================================

Suresh Sah ... ... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar and Ors.

... ... Respondents ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Diwakar Prasad Singh For the State : Mr. Vikash Kumar, AC to AG ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)

7 15-01-2026 This writ petition in the nature of Public Interest Litigation has been filed for removal of encroachment made by Private Respondent on Public Canal known as Sulindabad Laghu Nahar at Point 3.00 owned by Irrigation Department.

2. In the counter affidavit filed by Respondent Nos. 3, 6 and 7, in paragraph ‘6’, it is stated that the Circle Officer Incharge issued notice under Section 6(2) of the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956 and the encroachers were ordered them. In paragraph ‘7’, it is stated that since the encroachers did lawful action against them, the Executive Engineer, Irrigation Division, Saharsa was r