IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.18511 of 2008 DR.SHAMBHU KUMAR, SON OF SRI RAMDEO PRASAD SAHU, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BIBIPUR, POST OFFICE BIBIPUR, POLICE STATION BELSAR, DISTRICT VAISHALI ………. PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE CIRCLE OFFICER, BLOCK PATEDHI BELSAR, POLICE STATION BELSAR, DISTRICT VAISHALI 3. THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER, HAJIPUR VAISHALI, POLICE STATION VAISHALI, DISTRICT VAISHALI. 4. THE D.C.L.R. HAJIPUR, VAISHALI. 5. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR, HAJIPUR, VAISHALI. 6. THE COLLECTOR, HAJIPUR, VAISHALI. 7. THE COMMISSIONER, MUZAFFARPUR. 8. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, HAJIPUR, VAISHALI. 9. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, HAJIPUR, VAISHALI. 10. THE CHIEF SECRETARY, STATE OF BIHAR, PATNA AT – OLD SECRETARIATE, P.S. OLD SECRETARIATE, PATNA, DISTT.- PATNA 11. SURESH PRASAD SINGH, SON OF JAGDEO PRASAD SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BIBIPUR, POLICE STATION VAISHALI, DISTRICT VAISHALI. 12. RAM DAS PANDIT, SON OF LATE CHHATU PANDIT, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MANPURA, POLICE STATION VAISHALI, DISTRICT VAISHALI. ………. RESPONDENTS. ----------- 02 19.12.2008 With the consent of the party, we have taken this case for admission. It is the allegation of the petitioner that certain persons have encroached public land and though he had brought the said fact to the notice of the appropriate authority, no action has been taken. Having heard Mr. Shiv Shankar Acharya for the petitioner, - 2 - Standing Counsel-16 for the State and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the opinion that the petitioner shall be well advised to file application before the authority constituted under the Bihar Public Land Enforcement Act for the redressal of his grievance.. Needless to state that in case such an application is filed, the authority under the Act shall take decision in accordance with law. It is made clear that we have not expressed any opinion in regard to the claim made by the petitioner and that shall be decided by the authority under the Act in accordance with law. Application stands disposed off with the direction aforesaid. P.K. (Chandramauli Kr. Prasad, ACJ.) (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)