IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17389 of 2011 1. Suresh Ram S/O Lochi Ram R/O Madhubani, P.S Sangrampur, East Champaran 2. Lochi Ram S/O Dasai Ram R/O Madhubani P.S. Sangrampur District East Champaran. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Distt. Magistrate East Champaran At Motihari 3. S.D.O, Areraj East Champaran 4. Block Officer East Champaran 5. Circle Officer, Sangrampur East Champaran 3 13.12.2011 Heard counsel for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners pray for quashing of the notice dated 3.7.2011 passed by the Circle Officer, Sangrampur, East Champaran whereby he has directed the petitioners to remove the encroachment from public land within seven days failing which appropriate steps would be taken against them. It appears from the impugned order that the order of removal of encroachment has already been passed. Counsel for the petitioners submits that they have no knowledge about the aforesaid order. It appears from Annexure-6 that one Vinod Ram has earlier moved this court for a direction to the respondents to remove encroachment from public land under Block Sangrampur. The learned Judge by his order dated 24.4.2011 disposed of the writ application with a direction to the Circle Officer to take the Land Encroachment Case No.2/10 to its logical conclusion. 2 Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners should file an appeal against the impugned order before the Appellate Court along with an application for condonation of delay within four weeks. In case an application for condonation of delay is filed, the same would be considered sympathetically as the petitioners were pursuing their remedy before this court. In the meantime, status quo as of today would be maintained till 8.1.2012. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ petition stands disposed of. KHAN (S.P. Singh,J)