IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.943 of 2026 ======================================================

Sakal Dev Sah S/o Late Sury Sah @ Lt Suruj Sah, R/o- Village - Hasanpur Balua, P.S.- Kundwa Chainpur, Circle- Dhaka, District-East Champaran, Motihari.

... ... Petitioner/s Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The District Collector, Motihari, District East Champaran.

4. The Circle Officer, Dhaka, District East Champaran.

... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sumit Kumar Gupta, Adv.

: Mr. Harish Chandra Patel, Adv.

For the Respondent/s : Mr. Government Advocate (03)

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

2 21-01-2026 1. The petitioner has filed the present writ application challenging the notice dated nil issued under Section 6(2) of the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as the Act), by which the Petitioner has been dire