IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17141 of 2010 MITHILESH KUMAR SAH, SON OF LATE PRATAP NARAYAN SAH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TELIYARI, BHAWANIPUR, P.S. BHAWANIPUR, DISTRICT PURNIA. ----- PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, PURNIA 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PURNIA 4. OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, DISTRICT PUBLIC GRIEVANCE CELL, PURNIA 5. ANCHAL ADHIKARI, BHAWANIPUR, DISTRICT PURNIA 6. OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, BHAWANIPUR P.S. DISTRICT PURNIA 7. MOSTT. BILAIYA DEVI, WIFE OF LATE MAHENDRA RISHIDEO 8. MOSTT. JAMILA KHATOON, WIFE OF LATE ANJUM, BOTH RESPONDENT NOS. 7 & 8 A RE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KUSHAHA, P.S. BHAWANIPUR, DISTRICT PURNIA. ------ RESPONDENTS ----------- 2 12.10.2010 This writ application has been filed with a prayer that respondent nos. 5 and 6 i.e. the Circle Officer, Bhawanipur, Purnia and the Officer-in-Charge, Bhawanipur P.S., District Purnia, should remove the encroachment on the lands of the petitioner appertaining to Khata No. 1645, Khesra No. 1147 of Mauza Bhawanipur. A Basgit Purcha was granted in favour of respondent nos. 7 and 8. Basgit Purcha was subsequently cancelled by the Collector on 28.5.2004 which was challenged in this Court by the respondents 7 and 8 by filing CWJC No. 9772 of 2004. The writ application of the respondents was dismissed. By order dated 28.5.2004, the Collector, Purnia had directed the Circle Officer, Bhawanipur, Purnia to remove the encroachment. Six years have elapsed since the order impugned was issued. In the circumstances, the petitioner is directed to file an application afresh before the Circle Officer, Bhawanipur, 2 Purnia annexing a copy of the Collector, Purnia as well as the order contained in Annexure-3, passed by this Court. The Circle Officer, Bhawanipur, Purnia shall take appropriate steps after receiving the application filed on behalf of the petitioner preferably within a period of four months on filing of the application. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and direction. Sanjay ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)