IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5417 of 2010 1. ANIL KUMAR SINGH S/O LATE TALESHWAR PD. SINGH, 2. UPENDRA PRASAD JAISWAL S/O LATE KHUSHI LAL CHAUDHARY, 3. VINAY KUMAR SINGH S/O LATE KAMESHWAR PD. SINGH, 4. SUDHIR KUMAR SINGH S/O LATE TALESHWAR PD. SINGH, 5. ASHOK PASWAN S/O LATE RAM PASWAN, 6. MANGEN SAH S/O LATE NUNU LAL SAH, 7. MD. SHAUKAT S/O MD. JIAUDDIN, ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE- NAUHATTA, P.S.- NAUHATTA, DISTT.- SAHARSA. ----PETITIONERS. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, 2. THE COLLECTOR, SAHARSA, 3. THE ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, SAHARSA, 4. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, SADAR SAHARSA, DISTT.- SAHARSA, 5. THE ANCHALADHIKARI, NAUHATTA, DISTRICT- SAHARSA, 6. RAJESHWAR MISHRA 7. HEM NARAYAN MISHRA 8. SATISH MISHRA ALL ARE SONS OF LATE GUNJAN MISHRA 9. JITENDRA NARAYAN SINGH S/O LATE NATHU SINGH 10. RUDRA DEO JHA S/O LATE TRIFUL JHA 11. PRAMOD KUMAR SINGH S/O LATE DUKHA SINGH ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE- NAUHATTA, P.S.- NAUHATTA, DISTRICTT- SAHARSA. ---- RESPONDENTS ----------- For the petitioners : Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, Advocate. For respondents-State : Mr. Prabhakar Tekrival, G.A.-1. ----- - 2 - 02. 05.04.2010 The petitioners have invoked the extra-ordinary jurisdiction of this court alleging that the private respondents are making endeavour to encroach upon public land. In course of hearing it is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the land in question creates a link between the village and the main road. In our considered opinion, an easementary right is sought to be established which should be appositely claimed in an appropriate civil proceeding. With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sunil (Dipak Misra, C.J.) (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)