IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.20 of 2011 INDRADEO VIDROHI Son of Ram Sharan Mahto, resident of village Khanjamapur, Police Station Buniyadganj, District Gaya … … Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna, 2. The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna, 3. The Commissioner, Gaya Division, Gaya, 4. The District Magistrate, Gaya, 5. The Sub-Divisional Officer,Gaya Sadar, Gaya, 6. The Block Development Officer, Manpur, Gaya, 7. The Circle Officer, Khizersarai Anchal, District Gaya, 8. The Circle Inspector, Khizersarai Anchal, District Gaya, 9. The Station Head Officer, Buniyadganj Police Station, District Gaya, 10. Ranvijay Singh son of Ramadhin Singh, 11. Suresh Singh son of Antu Singh, 12. Vijay Singh son of Ambika Singh, All residents of mohalla Gopal Pandey Gali, P.O. Manpur, P.S. Buniyadganj, District Gaya, 13. Karu Manjhi son of Preman Manjhi, resident of mohalla surya Pokhra, Bhui Toli, P.O. Manpur, P.S. Buniyadganj, District Gaya, 14. Md. Asmatullah son of Sohab Miyan, resident of Mohalla Warisnagar, Pohani, P.O. Manpur, P.S. Buniyadgank, District Gaya, 15. Niranjan Kumar son of Late Babulal Prasad, residentof Mohalla Dhania Gachicha, P.S. Delha, District Gaya, … … … Respondents ….. 3 10.01.2011 Heard the parties. The petitioner is a resident of village Khanjamapur under Buniyadganj Police Station of Gaya District. He has preferred this writ petition by way of Public Interest Litigation for a direction to the Revenue Authorities including the Block Development Officer, 2 Manpur and the Circle Officer, Khizarsarai Anchal to take steps to remove the encroachment from vast track of land measuring 29 acres in and around Manpur, particularly plot no. 151 of Khata No. 215. There is already statutory provision under the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act whereunder any officer designated as Collector for the purpose of the Act can on being satisfied that there is encroachment upon a public land, take steps for removal of encroachment from such land. Under section 3 of the aforesaid Act, any person can approach the Collector under the Act and upon information received the Collector can initiate the proceeding for removal of encroachment. The petitioner is given liberty to approach the Collector under the Act with full details of the encroachment. If such information is given by the petitioner then the concerned authority shall get an inquiry conducted and if encroachment has been made upon public land unauthorisedly he shall take steps for removal of the encroachment in accordance with law. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. SC (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)