IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8941 of 2008 Md. Taha, son of Late Yar Mohmad, resident of village Bahuara, Bujurug, P.S. Kamtol, District Darbhanga.………Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar, through the Chief Secretary, State of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Rural Development Department, State of Bihar, Patna. 3.The Collector-cum-The District Magistrate, District Darbhanga. 4. The Deputy Development Commissioner, District Darbhanga. 5. The Block Development Officer, Block Singhbara, P.S. Kamtol, District Darbhanga. 6. The Circle Officer, Block Singhbara, P.S. Kamtol, District Darbhanga. 7. Pramod Kumar Jha, son of Radha Krishna Jha, resident of village Hariharpur, P.S. Kamtol, District Darbhanga…Respondents. For the petitioner : Mr. Rabindra Prasad Singh, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Ranjan Kumar, AC to AAG-4. ----------- 03/ 01.07.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This writ petition is being disposed of at this stage after hearing both the parties in detail. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on one side of the road he had been granted land for residence under Indira Awas Yojana by the authority concerned whereas on the other side of the road respondent no.7 with the help of others had encroached the public land illegally which is sought to be removed. In the said circumstances, an appropriate alternative remedy under the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956 is available. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a 2 liberty to the petitioner to move before the authority under the said Act with respect to the said prayer. If such a case is filed before the appropriate authority under the Act within one month from today, the said authority will decide the same in accordance with law within three months thereafter. harish/ ( S. N. Hussain, J. )