IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15228 of 2007 Arbind Kumar, son of Late Ramchandra Singh, resident of village- Sabanhua, P.S. Harnaut, District- Nalanda. .... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the land Reforms Commissioner, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. Additional Collector, Nalanda at Bihar Sharif. 3. Sub Divisional Officer, Bihar Sharif, District- Nalanda. 4. Deputy Collector, Land Refrms, Bihar Sharif, Nalanda. 5. Circle Officer, Harnaut Block, District- Nalanda. .... Respondents. ----------- 02- 12.12.2008 Heard Mr. Pramod Kumar for the petitioner, and Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, learned junior counsel to Standing Counsel No.21. The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent authorities to settle 9 decimals of Plot no.2540, appertaining to Khata no.251 Touzi no.2188, Thana No.213, village- Sabanahua, District- Nalanda. It is stated in the writ petition that he is already in unauthorised occupation of the same and he has constructed hut thereupon. Therefore, he has submitted application for settlement of the same in his favour. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also placed before me the notice dated 12.11.2008, issued by the local 2 Anchal Adhikari, Harnaut, calling upon the petitioner to vacate the aforesaid portion of the land, failing which he will be forcibly evicted. Learned counsel for the respondents has opposed the writ petition. 2. It appears to me on a consideration of the materials on record that the respondent authorities have taken proceeding for removal of illegal encroachment. It is not possible for this Court in exercise of writ jurisdiction to interfere with the encroachment proceeding. 3. The writ petition is dismissed. (S K Katriar, J.) S.K.Pathak/