IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6468 of 2006 Pashupati Sah, son of Sri Ramji Sah, rersident of village+ P.O.+P.S.- Basopatti, District Madhubani … …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Sub-divisional Officer, Jainagar, Madhubani. 3. The Circle Officer, Basopatti, Madhubani …. Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr.Binod Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :M/s Sunil Kumar Mandal, S.C.-24 & Dr. Abdus Shakoor, AC to S.C.-24 02/ 05.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is aggrieved by the notice, bearing Memo No. 187 dated 28.4.2006, Annexure-16 issued by the Circle Officer, Basopatti, whereunder petitioner and three others have been asked to show cause as to why the encroachment made by them over Plot No. 5464 of village Basopatti be not removed, as such encroachment has been made after removal of the earlier encroachment in compliance of the orders of the High Court passed in C.W.J.C. No. 3209 of 2002. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that aforesaid Plot No. 5464 of village Basopatti is not a public land and to that effect orders have been passed by the authorities earlier, but ignoring such order, the 2 present proceeding has been initiated without even indicating as to which portion of Plot No. 5464 has been encroached by the petitioner and three others. 4. Aforesaid submission can very well be appreciated by the Circle Officer, Basopatti, who issued notice dated 28.4.2006, Annexure-16. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to appear before the Circle Officer, Basopatti and file his show cause reply, which should be considered by him in accordance with law, as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of receipt of the show cause reply filed by the petitioner along with a copy of this order. In case petitioner does not file any show cause reply along with a copy of this order before the Circle Officer, Basopatti within the same time, it shall be open for him to proceed ex parte. 6. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)