IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2328 of 2010 1. MURARI SINGH S/O LATE RAMJEE SINGH R/O VILL.- LAHEJEE, P.O.- LAHEJEE, P.S.- M.H. NAGAR HASANPURA, DISTT.- SIWAN Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE SIWAN 3. THE SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE DISTRICT SIWAN 4. THE CIRCLE OFFICER BLOCK PACHRUKHI, DISTT.- SIWAN 5. SITA MAHATO S/O LATE SATYANARAYAN MAHTO R/O VILL.- LAHEJEE, P.O.- LAHEJEE, P.S.- M.H. NAGAR HASANPURA, DISTT.- SIWAN 6. LALLAN MAHATO S/O LATE BASANT MAHATO R/O VILL.- LAHEJEE, P.O.- LAHEJEE, P.S.- M.H. NAGAR HASANPURA, DISTT.- SIWAN 7. AWADH BIHAR SAH S/O JAI NATH SAH R/O VILL.- LAHEJEE, P.O.- LAHEJEE, P.S.- M.H. NAGAR HASANPURA, DISTT.- SIWAN 8. DEO SARAN MAHATO S/O LATE RAMASHARAYA MAHATO R/O VILL.- LAHEJEE, P.O.- LAHEJEE, P.S.- M.H. NAGAR HASANPURA, DISTT.- SIWAN 9. BANDHU MAHATO S/O LATE CHIRKUT MAHATO R/O VILL.- LAHEJEE, P.O.- LAHEJEE, P.S.- M.H. NAGAR HASANPURA, DISTT.- SIWAN 10. ELAICHI DEVI W/O SHIV NATH SHARMA R/O VILL.- LAHEJEE, P.O.- LAHEJEE, P.S.- M.H. NAGAR HASANPURA, DISTT.- SIWAN 11. PRAMOD SHARMA S/O SALIK RAM SHARMA R/O VILL.- LAHEJEE, P.O.- LAHEJEE, P.S.- M.H. NAGAR HASANPURA, DISTT.- SIWAN 12. PASHURAM SAH S/O LATE BHAIRO SAH R/O VILL.- LAHEJEE, P.O.- LAHEJEE, P.S.- M.H. NAGAR HASANPURA, DISTT.- SIWAN ----------- 02. 19.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and for the State. It is submitted that the petitioner filed an application with regard to encroachments of a public road. It was enquired into, the encroachers were heard and final orders have been passed on 20.11.2008 by the Circle Officer, Pacharukhi for removal of the encroachments, 2 notwithstanding which the encroachments continued to subsist. The petitioner has been able to demonstrate that on his complaint certain enquiries were held and orders passed, but no case number has been brought on record registered under the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act and there is no final adjudicatory order on record in a proceeding under the Act after hearing the alleged encroachers leading to the order dated 20.11.2008. The Court therefore finds it difficult to issue any mandamus for enforcement of the order dated 20.11.2008 at this stage. The writ application is disposed with the observation that the petitioner may represent before the District Magistrate, Siwan, who shall call for the original records of the Land Encroachment Proceeding. If the District Magistrate is satisfied that a proper Land Encroachment Proceeding had been registered, notice issued to the alleged encroachers and an adjudicatory order passed by the Competent Authority under the Land Encroachment Act only whereafter the order dated 20.11.2008 came to be issued, the District Magistrate shall ensure that the statutory authority takes the order to its logical conclusion in accordance with law. Conversely, if the District Magistrate finds that on a complaint certain enquiries were held, but that there 3 has been no proper adjudicatory proceeding by the statutory authority under the Land Encroachment Act with opportunity to defend to the alleged encroachers, the District Magistrate shall accordingly direct the statutory authority to hold an adjudicatory proceeding and then pass final appropriate orders in accordance with law after hearing all concerned. Let, this order be complied with in its entirety in either event of the matter within a maximum period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The application stands disposed. P.K ( Navin Sinha, J.)