IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16573 of 2007 SANTOSH KUMAR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 02. 11/07/2008 Since the representation dated 31.01.2006 filed by the petitioner before the District Magistrate, Siwan has not been acted upon, he has filed the writ application. The primal contention of the petitioner is that on a land donated by his ancestors, Harijan Prathmik Vidyalaya Sidhwal, P.S. – Hussainganj, District – Siwan has come up but respondent no.7 to 9 have illegally encroached certain areas which is causing inconvenience and proper utilization of the facility for a Government School. Needless to say that it is the District Magistrate who is responsible to protect the Government property. If what has been stated by the petitioner in the writ application is correct which finds reflection in some of the reports of the Halka Karmchari and Amin then the District Magistrate is responsible to take corrective steps in this regard. The writ application is disposed of with the direction upon the District Magistrate to pass proper direction on the representation dated 31.1.2006 filed by the petitioner. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)