Advocates:
['NISHANT KUMAR SINHA', '', 'Arvind Kumar', 'Md Waliur Rahman', 'SAJID SALIM KHAN SC']

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1603 of 2020

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1.

Mustufa @ Mustufa Mian S/o Hussain @ Motar Mian resident of Village-

Maldahiya, P.O.- Narkatiyaganj, P.S.- Shikarpur, District- West Champaran

(Bihar).

2.

Mohammad Ali @ Papu Mian S/o Ahmad Ali @ Ahmad Ansari resident of

Village- Maldahiya, P.O.- Narkatiyaganj, P.S.- Shikarpur, District- West

Champaran (Bihar).

3.

Gulab Mian @ Gulab Ansari S/o Wali Mohammad Mian @ Oli Mohammad

Mian resident of Village- Maldahiya, P.O.- Narkatiyaganj, P.S.- Shikarpur,

District- West Champaran (Bihar).

4.

Julafekar Mian S/o Wali Mohammad Mian resident of Village- Maldahiya,

P.O.- Narkatiyaganj, P.S.- Shikarpur, District- West Champaran (Bihar).

5.

Kamruddin Mian @ Kamruddin Ansari S/o Serajul Mian resident of Village-

Maldahiya, P.O.- Narkatiyaganj, P.S.- Shikarpur, District- West Champaran

(Bihar).

6.

Kamrul Miyan @ Kamrul Ansari S/o- Nirban Mian @ Giriban Ansari

resident of Village- Maldahiya, P.O.- Narkatiyaganj, P.S.- Shikarpur,

District- West Champaran (Bihar).

7.

Ramjan Ansari S/o Akbar Ansari resident of Village- Maldahiya, P.O.-

Narkatiyaganj, P.S.- Shikarpur, District- West Champaran (Bihar).

8.

Ahmad Gafar S/o Voli Ahmad Mian resident of Village- Maldahiya, P.O.-

Narkatiyaganj, P.S.- Shikarpur, District- West Champaran (Bihar).

9.

Mansur Alam @ Nabi Alam S/o- Abdul Hak resident of Village- Maldahiya,

P.O.- Narkatiyaganj, P.S.- Shikarpur, District- West Champaran (Bihar).

10.

Faiyaz Alam S/o Jahid Mian @ Jahir Ahmad resident of Village- Maldahiya,

P.O.- Narkatiyaganj, P.S.- Shikarpur, District- West Champaran (Bihar).

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through its Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land

Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The District Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran.

3.

The Sub- Divisional Officer, Bettiah, West Champaran.

4.

The Circle Officer-cum- Collector, Narkatiaganj, West Champaran.

... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s

:

Mr. Waliur Rehman, Adv .

For the Respondent/s

:

Ms. Prakritita Sharma, Ac to SC-25

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH

ORAL ORDER

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Though, a notice dated 19.12.2019 has been issued by

the Circle Officer, Narkatiyaganj, West Champaran, however, it

is the case of the petitioners that the same does not bear any

number and no opportunity has been granted to the petitioners to

present their defence and instead a notice under section 6(2) of

the Bihar Land Encroachment Act, 1956 has been issued for

removal of the encroachment in question. It is thus submitted

that an Encroachment case is required to be first registered and

then an opportunity should be granted to the petitioners to file

their show cause reply, whereafter appropriate orders may be

passed, considering the reply of the petitioners, under section

6(1) of the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956.

The learned counsel for the State Respondents has

submitted that definitely encroachment case shall be numbered,

whereafter, a fresh notice shall be issued to the petitioners for

the purposes of filing their show cause reply and then

appropriate final order shall be passed under section 6(1) of the

Act, 1956.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the

case, the present writ petition stands disposed of with a direction

to the Circle Officer, Narkatiyaganj, West Champaran to register

and number the encroachment case in question and issue fresh

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notices to the petitioners, granting them sufficient time to file

their show cause reply and thereafter pass appropriate final

order under section 6(1) of the Act, 1956, in accordance with

law.

It is needless to state tha