IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18412 of 2008 Upendra Singh, son of Late Ram Bilash Singh, resident of Village-Ram Nagra Tola, Haidara, P.S. Riga, District-Sitamarhi……………Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi. 3. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Sitamarhi Sadar. 4. The Circle Officer, Riga, District-Sitamarhi. 5. The Officer-in-charge, P.S. Riga, District-Sitamarhi. 6. Rajendra Singh, S/O Late Narayan Singh. 7. Brahmdeo Singh, S/O Late Narayan Singh. 8. Yogendra Singh, S/O Late Ram Vilash Singh. 9. Nagendra Singh, S/O Late Manchit Singh. 10. Ram Janam Singh, S/O Late Ram Hriday Singh. 11. Kishori Singh, S/O Ram Swarup Singh. All respondent nos. 6 to 11 are residents of Village- Ram Nagara Tola, Haidara, P.S. Riga, District- Sitamarhi……………………………………….……….Respondents. 2. 24.08.2011. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner has filed the present writ application for a direction to the respondent authorities to remove the encroachment made by respondent nos. 6 to 11 on the public road being N.H.77 near the village- Ram Nagra Tola, Haidra, P.S. Riga in the district of Sitamarhi. It appears from the pleadings that the police officials verified the encroachment even then no action has been taken till date. If the petitioner files an application before the Circle Officer, Riga, then on proper verification he may 2 initiate proceeding under the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act. With the above observation, this writ application is disposed off. U. K. ( Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)