IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8378 of 2010 1.MADAN MOHAN SINGH SON OF SHIV GOVING SINGH 2.KEDARNATH SINGH SON OF LATE BINDESHWAR SINGH 3.UMA SHANKAR SINGH SON OF BINDU SINGH 4.JAI GOVIND SINGH SON OF LATE TANU SINGH ALL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BIGAN BIGHA, P.S. DAUDNAGA DISTRICT-AURANGABAD. ---------------PETITIONERS. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.THE COMMISSIONER, MAGADH DIVISION, GAYA. 3.THE COLLECTOR, AURANGABAD. 4.THE SUBDIVISIONAL OFFICER, DAUDNAGAR, DISTRICT AURANGABAD. 5.THE CIRCLE OFFICER, DAUDNAGAR, DISTRICT AURANGABAD. 6.THE CHAIRMAN, DAUDNAGAR NAGAR PANCHAYAT, AURANGABAD. 7.THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DAUDNAGAR NAGAR PANCHAYAT, AURANGABAD. 8.GOKHUL SINGH SON OF LATE BISHESHWAR SINGH 9.DINANATH SINGH 10.SIDHANATH SINGH 11.SHIV KUMAR SINGH ALL SONS OF GOKHUL SINGH. ALL RESIDENT OF ANKORHA TOLA BIGAN BIGHA, P.S. DAUDNAGAR, DISTRICT AURANGABAD. --------------RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2 14-05-2010 The petitioners, as pro bono publico, have prayed in this Public Interest Litigation that though they have approached the authorities for removal of encroachment, no action has been taken. 2 Be it noted, there is an enactment, namely, Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act which empowers the Circle Officer of the area to take an appropriate action in this regard. As the petitioners have already approached the Competent Authority, vide Annexure-3, the Circle Officer concerned shall take an appropriate action, as advised in law, in quite promptitude. With the aforesaid direction the writ petition stands disposed of. A free copy of the order be handed over to Mr. Lakmesh Marvind, learned counsel for the State so that he can do needful in the matter. (Dipak Misra, C.J.) Abhay Kumar ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)