IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE NO.2348 OF 2008 RAM NARAYAN YADAV, SON OF LATE RAM SAKAL YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GORSARA, POLICE STATION RAMGRAH, DISTRICT KAIMUR VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE –CUM- COLLECTOR, KAIMUR, BHABHUA 2. THE CIRCLE OFFICER –CUM- ANCHAL ADHIKARI, RAMGRAH, DISTRICT KAIMUR, BHABHUA 3. CHHATU MALLAH, SON OF LATE SONA MALLAH 4. DALIYAN MALLAH, SON OF LATE BALRUP MALLAH 5. MALDHANI MALLAH, SON OF LATE LUTAWAN MALLAH 6. MAKURDHAN MALLAH, SON OF LATE LUTAWAN MALLAH 7. SHYAM LAL MALLAH, SON OF LATE DEVKI MALLAH 8. RADHA MALLAH, SON OF LATE RAMAUTAR MALLAH 3 TO 8 ARE RESIDNET OF VILLAGE GORSARA, POLICE STATION RAMGRAH, DISTRICT KAIMUR, BHABHUA ********** 3 20/10/2011 Heard Counsel for the petitioner, the private respondents and the State. The petitioner claimed that the private respondents no. 3 to 8 have encroached upon the lands appertaining to khata no. 271, plot no. 482/1537 area 3 acres 9 decimals, thana no. 215 within the circle Ramgrah in the district of Kaimur at Bhabhua. Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the State submits that the lands in question are public lands and the petitioner and the private respondents in connivance with each other have encroached upon the public land. 2 Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that a notice has already been issued to the petitioner and the private respondents by initiating Encroachment Case No. 04 of 2007-08. In the circumstances, I direct that the encroachment case may be decided expeditiously preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)