IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6942 of 2020

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Ganga Prasad Dusad @ Ganga Paswan S/O Devki Paswan @ Devki Dusad

R/o Village- Naromurar, P.S- Nawada, District- Nawada, Presently R/o

Gonawa I.T.I, P.S- Nawada, District- Nawada (Bihar)

... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

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

Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The District Magistrate, Nawada

3.

The Deputy Collector Officer Land Reform, Nawada

4.

Sub-Divisional Officer, Nawada Sadar, Nawada

5.

Block Development Officer, Nawada Sadar, Nawada

6.

Circle Officer, Nawada Sadar, Nawada.

7.

Station House officer, P.S- Nawada

8.

Sandip Kuamr S/O Shalendra Kumar R/O Village- Gonawa ITI, P.S- nawada

District- Patna Presently R/O 504 A, Ramjati Residensi Ashiyana Nagarm,

opposite-Manish Medical hall Block Nagar Nigam District- Patna Pin Code-

800025, (Bihar)

... ... Respondents

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Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s

:

Mr.Subodh Kumar, Advocate

For the Respondent/s

:

Mr.Raj Kishore Roy ( Gp18 )

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD

ORAL ORDER

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13-01-2021

Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned

Counsel for the State.

Learned Counsel for the petitioner has assailed the final

order passed in the Encroachment Case by way of Interlocutory

Application. The same is dated 18.11.2019 passed in the

Encroachment Proceeding No. 31 of 2019-2020 by the Circle Officer,

Nawada.

The writ petition had been filed assailing the notice

issued to the petitioner in the encroachment proceeding.

The final order in the encroachment proceeding has

already been passed. The petitioner has remedy of appeal under

Patna High Court CWJC No.6942 of 2020(2) dt.13-01-2021

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Section 11 of the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act. Therefore

this Court is of the opinion that the petitioner should avail the remedy

of appeal. The remedy of appeal can be utilised by the petitioner to

assert his claim on the basis of Hukumnama as per submission of the

petitioner’s Counsel during the proceedings today. The authorities

would be in a position to examine the said claim in accordance with

law while exercising appellate jurisdiction.

Learned Counsel for the State has also no objection to the

said alternative remedy being availed by the petitioner.

If the appeal of the petitioner is time barred the authorities

will not raise the issue of delay if the petitioner approaches the

authority within a period of three weeks, from today.

The writ petition stands disposed of.

SNkumar/-

(Madhuresh Prasad, J)

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