IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5105 of 2010 1. Sheikh Isha S/O Late Sheikh Tamit R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 2. Sheikh Harun S/O Late Sheikh Tamit R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 3. Sheikh Shakir S/O Late Sheikh Tamit R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 4. Sheikh Arbi S/O Sheikh Sahim R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 5. Sheikh Naim S/O Late Sheikh Liyakat Hussain R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 6. Sheikh Rahim S/O Late Sheikh Liyakat Hussain R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 7. Md. Imran Raja S/O Late Sheikh Israil R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 8. Sajda Khatoon W/O Sheikh Sharif R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 9. Sheikh Sanwar S/O Late Sheikh Shakoor R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 10. Jimal Shah S/O Late Abdul Rahman Shah R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 11. Idrish Shah S/O Late Abdul Rahman Shah R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 12. Chhakkan Shah S/O Khurshid Shah R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 13. Kuraisha Khatoon W/O Late Hassan Shah R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 14. Sheikh Mansur S/O Late Sheikh Sattar R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 15. Arbijama Khan S/O Khudad Jang Khan R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 16. Nauraj S/O Khudad Jang Khan R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 17. Bibi Shainab D/O Late Ismail Jang Khan R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 18. Sheikh Jumman @ Niyaji S/O Late Nazir Hussain R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 19. Md. Minhajuddin S/O Late Sheikh Jamid R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 20. Munni Khatoon W/O Late Sheikh Riyaj R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 21. Sheikh Manouwar S/O Late Sheikh Jamid R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 22. Sheikh Salim S/O Late Sheikh Shameed R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 23. Md. Samim Ahmad S/O Late Gafoor Ali R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 24. Sheikh Sharif S/O Late Sheikh Karamat Ali R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 25. Sheikh Munaf S/O Late Sheikh Arif Ali R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 2 26. Dr. Najir S/O Late Mallik Akhtar R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 27. Sirajuddin S/O Late Alauddin R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 28. Sheikh Jarib S/O Late Sheikh Karamat Ali R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 29. Rahmat Jang Khan S/O Late Afjal Jang Khan R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 30. Ahmad Jang Khan S/O Late Afjal Jang Khan R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 31. Salam Jang Khan S/O Late Niyamat Jang Khan R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 32. Nijam Jang Khan S/O Late Niyamat Jang Khan R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 33. Sekram Khan S/O Late Tajid Ali Khan R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 34. Sheikh Alauddin S/O Late Sheikh Wajid R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 35. Sheikh Nasir S/O Late Sheikh Khalil R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 36. Abdul Rahman Khan S/O Ekram Khan R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 37. Md. Ibrar Ahmed S/O Late Sheikh Anul R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur 38. Sheikh Yasin S/O Late Sheikh Ramjani R/O Joakhar, P.O.- Satparaiya, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through Principal Secretary Revenue And Land Reforms Department, Old Secretariat, Patna 2. Divisional Commissioner, Bhagalpur Division, Bhagalpur 3. District Magistrate-Cum-Collector, Shahkund 4. Circle Officer, Shahkund Anchal, Shahkund 5. Incharge, Police Station, Shahkund 6. Md. Nasir Khan S/O Late Wazir Khan R/O Vill.- Joakhar, P.S.- Shahkund, Distt.- Bhagalpur ----------- 2 14.07.2011 Mr. Devendra Prasad Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner Mr. Ashok Kumar Pathak, learned A.C. to G.P.11 for the State and Mr. Alim Jang Khan, learned counsel for the respondent No.6 are present. The writ petition has been filed questioning the displacement pursuant to an order passed in C.W.J.C. No. 16058 of 2008 placed at Annexure-2 of the writ petition. The said writ petition had been filed 3 by respondent No.6, herein alleging encroachment on a public land. A Division Bench of this Court upon consideration of the contentions of the petitioner raised in a public interest litigation directed the petitioner to approach the authorities under the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”). It is pursuant to the direction that the respondent No.6 approached the authorities and as a consequence a notice was issued to the petitioners by the Circle Officer, Shahkhund dated 23.01.2010 placed at Annexure-1 to the writ petition. The petitioners had moved this Court challenging the very issuance of notice under Section 3 of the Act. Mr. Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during the pendency of the writ petition the encroachments has since been removed and the public path had been made free of any encroachment. He submits that as the petitioners are poor people and have been deprived of their hutments built over the land in question by reason of removal of the encroachments, appropriate direction may be issued to the respondents for consideration of their cases of rehabilitation. I am afraid that no such direction can be issued in a writ petition challenging initiation of a proceeding under Section 3 of the Act. The petitioner if so advised, may approach the District Authorities for redressal of their grievances. With the aforesaid observation this writ petition is disposed of. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J.)