IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.851 of 2007 Ramu Mehta Son of Ram Kishun Mehta, resident of Village- Purshotampur, Dumara, Punarwas, Anchal, New Hatta, P.S. Nawhatta, District- Saharsa. . . . . . Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation, Water Resource, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director, Department of Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation, Water Resource, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Saharsa. 4. The Rehabilitation Officer, Department of Irrigation, Koshi Project, Supaul, District- Saharsa. 5. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Saharsa. 6. The Circle Officer, Anchal Nauhatta, District-Saharsa. . . . . . . Official Respondents. 7. Ram Prasad Mukhiya, Son of Sri Mishri Mukhiya, resident of Purshotampur, Dumra, Punarwash, P.S. Nauhatta, District- Saharsa. . . . . . . Private Respondent. ----------- 2/ 15.07.2011 The petitioner prays for direction to the respondents to remove illegal encroachment made by private respondents in 11 decimals of land settled to him in Dumra Punwarsa Anchal Nauthatta by the irrigation Department. The petitioner states that Irrigation and Rehabilitation Department, Government of Bihar settled 11 decimals of land in appropriate form. Copy of the settlement of land has been annexed as Annexure-1. The petitioner came in peaceful possession over the land. The petitioner raises a grievance that private respondent has constructed a hut on the land settled to him. On complaint of petitioner, the Rehabilitation Officer, Koshi Project, Supaul wrote letter to Circle Officer vide Memo no. 290 dated 08.07.2005 for taking appropriate action. The Director, Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation also wrote letter dated 09.08.2005 2 to respondent no.6 in this regard. The petitioner has even made a detailed representation dated14.10.2006 before the Circle Officer (Annexure-7). Counsel for the State submits that the land belongs to the State and it has temporarily settled with the petitioner. He further submits that the Circle Officer, Nauhatta has already initiated a proceeding against respondent no.7. In view of such averments made in the counter affidavit, the Circle Officer, Nauhatta is directed to conclude the proceeding within four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)