IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14212 of 2011 1. Kishun Raut, S/o Bhola Raut, resident of Village Baswariya, PS Betiah Town, District West Champaran 2. Binod Kumar, S/o Chhathu Prasad, resident of Village Banu Chhapar, PS Bettiah Muffasil, District West Champaran 3. Harihar Prasad, S/o Kapil Deo Prasaad, Resident of Mohalla – Nuniya Toli, Gulab Bagh, PS Bettiah Town, District West Champaran ..... Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Collector, West Champaran, Bettiah 2. The Collector, West Champaran, Bettiah 3. The Sub Divisional Officer, Bettiah Sadar, Bettiah, West Champaran 4. Nagar Parishad, Bettiah, West Champaran, through its Executive Officer. 5. The Executive Officer, Nagar Parishad, Bettiah, West Champaran .....Respondents ----------- 02- 26/8/2011 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, learned Assistant Counsel to Standing Counsel no.XI for respondent nos. 1, 2 and 3, and Mr. Dhananjay Kumar for respondent nos. 4 and 5. The prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondent authorities to remove all encroachment from Gair Mazura Aaam Land appertaining to Plot nos. 8289 and 6205, over which the main drainage system of Bettiah town is situated carrying the rain and other water from the town to its outskirt, leading to storage of drain water in the heart of Bettiah town causing inconvenience for the people as well as movement of vehicle and traffic on the main road. 2. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and going through the materials on record, we feel it expedient to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Nagar Parishad, Bettiah, to ensure that if there are encroachments on the said drainage as alleged in the writ petition, then effective and expeditious steps and action be 2 taken to ensure free flow of water. If the petitioners file a representation giving details of such encroachments before the Nagar Parishad, Bettiah, within four weeks from today, the same shall be looked into and dealt with in accordance with law and the proceedings be taken to their logical conclusion within a maximum period of two months thereafter. We may observe that pursuant to any order passed by the Nagar Parishad, Bettiah, if any help of the district administration is required to implement the same, such assistance shall be rendered by the Collector and the Superintendent of Police, Bettiah, to Nagar Parishad to ensure that drainage is made encroachment-free. 3. The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of with the aforesaid observations and direction. ( S K Katriar, J. ) ( Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. ) mrl