IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4690 of 2011 ASHLAM HUSSAIN son of late Alluddin Mian, resident of Mohalla –Budha Nagar, PS Islampur, District Nalanda .......... Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Principal Secretary Revenue and Land Reforms, Bihar, Patna 2. The District Magistrate- cum-Collector, Nalanda at Biharsharif 3. The Sub-Divisional Officer Hilsa, Nalanda 4. The DCLR Hilsa, Nalanda 5. The Secretary Welfare and Minority Development, Government of Bihar, Patna ....... Respondents ----------- 03- 15/4/2011 Heard Mr. Khurshid Alam for the petitioner, and learned Assistant Counsel to AAG 12. The instant writ petition in the nature of a public interest litigation has been filed for appropriate direction to the District Administration, Nalanda, to remove encroachment from Kabristan, situated on gairmazarua land bearing khata no.349, plot no. 4163 and 4216, measuring 3.60 decimals, situated at Burdha Nagar, ward no.19, Islampur, district – Nalanda. A copy of khatian is annexed as Annexure-1. He submits that over fifty persons have encroached on the land which is exclusively meant for Kabristan. He has approached both Sunni Waqf Board as well as the District Magistrate with a plea to remove the encroachment. He submits that the State Government has also prepared a scheme for raising boundary wall around the Kabirstan and for that purpose 2 certain sum has also been sanctioned. Even Sunni Wakf Board has also written to the district authorities with a request to remove the encroachment. 2. We have heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. It appears that the Kabristan in question is managed by Wakf Board, which has written to the district administration for removal of encroachment thereon. We are of the view that the petitioner should raise his grievance before the District Magistrate, Nalanda, with all the documents, who would look into the matter and take appropriate steps in this regard. 3. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. ( S K Katriar ) ( S P Singh ) mrl