IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.3075 of 2010 AWADH KISHORE PRASAD SINGH, son of late Kailash Singh, resident of village + PO Kewali, PS Kawacol District Nawadah ..Petitioner Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR through the Principal Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Government of Bihar, namely, Anup Mukherjee 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Government of Bihar, namely, Anup Mukherjee 3. The Secretary, Department of Irrigation, Government of Bihar, Patna namely, Ajay Nayak 4. The District Magistrate, Nawadah, namely, Mrs. Shafina A.N. wife of name not known to the petitioner 5. The Superintendent of Police, Nawadah, namely, Shri G. P. Sinha, son of name not known to the petitioner 6. Additional District Magistrate, Nawadah, namely Shri Ram Ekbal Sharma, son of name not known to the petitioner 7. Circle Officer, Kawacol, District Nawadah, Shri Bharat Bhushan, son of name not known to the petitioner 8. Sub-divisional Officer, Nawadah, namely, S.Z. Hassan, son of name not known to the petitioner 9. Block Development Officer, namely, Ashok Kumar, son of name not known to the petitioner .....Opposite Parties ----------- 3 26-10-2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. We have no reasons to doubt the statement made in the show cause supported by affidavit of Opposite Party no.6, Additional Collector, Nawadah to the effect that encroachment by way of cultivation in the river Dakhtari has been removed on a particular date. The petitioner insists that the 2 encroachment is still subsisting. It may be a case of renewed encroachment by the neighboring farmers. The petitioner would be at liberty to approach the District Magistrate or the Collector under the Act for taking further steps in the matter in accordance with law. If so advised, the petitioner may also approach the higher authorities for desilting or widening the river Dakhtari. If such a representation is filed, the same shall be considered on its own merit by the concerned authorities. This contempt application is finally disposed of. BKS/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J.)