IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5734 of 2009 BHUWNESHWAR SAH, son of Sri Mundrika Sah Gond, resident of village- Baliya, Post- Baliya, P.S. Andar, District-Siwan Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR,through its Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The District Magistrate,Siwan 3. The Additional Collector, Siwan Collectorate, Siwan 4. The Circle Officer, Andar Block, Andar, District- Siwan. 5. The Circle Inspector, Andar Block, Andar,District- Siwan. 6. The Officer in charge of the Andar, Police Station, District-Siwan. 7. Ram Ballam Ram 8. Bhulai Ram Both 7 and 8 sons of Gautam Ram 9. Sanjay Ram son of Deep Chandra Ram 10.Subhash Ram son of Indrashan Ram 7 to 10 resident of village- Baliya, P.S. Andar, District- Siwan. ----------- For the fdpetitioner: Mr. Ranjeet Kumar, Advocate Mr. Dilip Kumar, Advocate For the State: Mr. N.N.Jha, A.C. to G.P.X --- 2. 5.5.2009 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to correct the designation of respondent No.5 as the Circle Inspector, Andar Block in the course of the day. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petition filed by the petitioner before the Circle Officer,Andar Block in the District of Siwan has not been disposed of by him despite the direction issued by the Additional Collector, Siwan by his letter dated 17.6.2008 in collusion with the private respondent Nos. 7 to 10, who have not only encroached the Government land but also the land of the petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the Circle Officer has the power under the provisions of the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act to take action so far as the removal of encroachment on the public land is concerned. 2 The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of with a direction to the Circle Officer, Andar Block, District-Siwan ( respondent No.4) to consider and dispose of the encroachment case filed by the petitioner in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. VPS ( Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.)