IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5454 of 2011 SHRAVAN RAM S/O LATE BANKA RAM AND GRAND SON OF LATE SHIV CHARAN CHAMAR, R/O VILL. KHAJUHAN KALA, P.S. VIJAYIPUR, DIST. GOPALGANJ (BIHAR). --- PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPART. OF REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS, GOVT. OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA 2. THE DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER, SARAN DIVISION, CHAPRA 3. THE COLLECTOR-CUM DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, GOPALGANJ, DIST. GOPALGANJ 4. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR LAND REFORMS, HATHUA, SUB DIVISION HATHUA, DIST. GOPALGANJ 5. THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER, HATHUA, SUB-DIVISION HATHUA, DIST. GOPALGANJ 6. THE CIRCLE OFFICER, VIJAYIPUR, CIRCLE AND BLOCK VIJAYIPUR, DIST. GOPALGANJ 7. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLCIE GOPALGANJ, DIST. GOPALGANJ 8. THE OFFICER IN CHARGE P.S. VIJAYIPUR, DIST. GOPALGANJ 9. THE CHAIRMAN, BIHAR BHOODAN YAGNA COMMITTEE, ROAD NO. 21, QUARTER NO. 4 AND 6, GARDANIBAGH P.S GARDANIBAGH PATNA 2 10. THE KARYALAYA MANTRI DIST BHOODAN YAGNA OFFICE, GOPALGANJ, P.S GOPALGANJ, DIST. GOPALGANJ. 11. ADALAT MALAH @ ADALAT SAHANI SON OF MANAI MALAH @ MANAI SAHANI 12. CHANDRIKA MALAH @ CHANDRIKA SAHANI SON OF MANAI MALAH @ MANAI SAHANI. 13. SRI KISUM MALAH @ SRI KISUM SAHANI SON OF ADALAT MALAH @ ADALAT SAHANI 14. JAI KISUN MALAH @ JAI KISHUM SAHANI SON OF ADALAT MALAH @ ADALAT SAHANI 15. SURESH MALAH @ SURESH SAHANI SON OF LATE FIRANGI MALAH @ FIRANGI SAHANI 16. SUSHIL SHARMA SON OF BANSI SHARMA ALL R/O VILL. KHAJUHAN KALA P.S. VIJAYIPUR, DIST. GOPALGANJ. ---- RESPONDENTS. ----------- 02 25.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, respondent Bihar Bhoodan Yagna Committee and the State. Present application has been filed for issuance of writ(s)/direction(s) commanding the respondent no.3 (The Collector- 2 cum-District Magistrate, Gopalganj), and respondent no.7 (The Superintendent of Police, Gopalganj) to remove the encroachment over the land in question which, according to the writ petitioner, belong to him as the same was settled with the grand father of the writ petitioner by the Bihar Bhoodan Yagna Committee in the year 1966. It is the stand of the petitioner that part of the aforesaid land detailed in para 5 has been encroached upon by respondent nos.11 to 16 for removal whereof he had moved the authority. It is submitted by the respondents that Section 22 of the Bihar Bhoodan Yagna Act 1954 ( for the short the „Act‟) prescribes a mode for redressal of the grievance of the petitioner if the averments made therein are true. Section 22 of the Act reads as under:- “Hkwfe ij fof/k&fo:) dCtk j[kusokys O;fDr;ksa dks csn[ky djuk&jktLo inkf/kdkjh fdlh Hkh O;fDr dks ftlus fof/k dh vuqlkjrk ls vU;Fkk fdlh ,slh Hkwfe ij dCtk dj j[kk gks] ftlds lEcU/k esa /kkjk 11 ds v/khu Hkwnku ;K nkui= dh iqf"V igys gh gks pqdh gks] viuh tkudkjh ds vk/kkj ij Lo;a ;k lfefr ds vkosnu ij ,sls Hkwfe ls csn[ky dj ldsxk % ijUrq bl /kkjk dh dksbZ Hkh ckr ml O;fDr ij ykxw ugha gksxh ftlus /kkjk 11 ;k /kkjk 15 ds v/khu jktLo inkf/kdkjh ds vkns”k vikLr djus ds fy, dksbZ flfoy okn lafLFkr fd;k gks vkSj ml ckn esa csn[kyh jksdus dk vkns”k izkIr dj fy;k gksA” In that view of the matter, this Court declines to entertain the present application and disposes of the same by the following order:- Let the petitioner approach the concerned respondent 3 invoking jurisdiction conferred under Section 22 of the Act. If any such application is filed before the appropriate authority needless to observe that the same shall be considered and disposed of in accordance with law expeditiously. Sym/ ( Kishore K. Mandal, J.)