IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16882 of 2009 MISHREE LAL MUKHIA s/o late Buni Mukhia, r/o village – Khajura, P.S. Madhepur, District – Madhubani .. Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Collector, Madhubani 3. The Additional Collector, Madhubani 4. The Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Jhanjharpur, District – Madhubani 5. The Anchal Adhikari, Madhepur, District – Madhubani 6. Surat Jha s/o late Hari Jha, r/o village – Khajura, P.S. – Madhepur, District Madhubani …….. Respondents ----------- For the petitioner : Messrs. Pramod Rajpati Nikhilesh Kumar, Advocates For the State : Mr. K.K. Jha, SC XVIII 2 4/12/2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has preferred this writ petition purportedly in public interest alleging that three ponds in different Mouzas in the district of Madhubani, which are recorded in the name of State of Bihar, have been encroached upon by some private individuals . The grievance of the petitioner is that in spite of information given to the Collector, Madhubani and other officials, no action is being taken. In our view, the proper course for the petitioner would be to file an appropriate application 2 and get a proceeding initiated for removal of encroachment from the public land in accordance with provision of the Act governing such matters. Hence, writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach respondents no.4 & 5, Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Jhanjharpur, district – Madhubani and Anchal Adhikari, Madhepur, district – Madhubani, so that whosoever has jurisdiction under the Act will initiate a proceeding and dispose of the same in accordance with law. Neyaz/ (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ.) (S. K. Sharma, J.)