IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6825 of 2010 ***** Gram Kalyan & Vikas Samiti through its President, Rahul Kumar, S/o Gajendra Roy, a resident of the village-Harpur Bakhari, P.O.-Mirzapur, P.S.-Ahiyapur, and District-Muzaffarpur. …. …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Collector at Muzaffarpur, District-Muzaffarpur. 3. The Circle Officer at Mushari, District-Muzaffarpur. 4. Mintu Pandey son of Jagannath Pandey, at Villgae-Bakhari Tarma, P.S.- Ahiyapur, District-Muzaffarpur. …. …. Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. S.S.P.Yadav, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhaskar Shankar, A.C. to G.P.XII ----------- 2. 21.4.2010. In this public interest litigation the petitioner has prayed that no steps are being taken by the District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur in removing the encroachments on National Highway-57. It is also urged that certain cases are also pending before the Circle Officer, who is the Collector under the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act. Regard being had to the allegations made, it is directed that the authority, who is in seisin of the proceedings arising out of Encroachment Case No.09/2009 shall decide the same with quite promptitude, preferably within a period of - 2 - four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. A free copy of the order be handed over to Mr. Bhaskar Shankar, learned counsel for the State for the needful. Pawan/- (Dipak Misra, CJ) (Mihir Kumar Jha, J)