IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1266 of 2011 UMESH CHANDER SINGH @ VIJAY SINGH . Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS . ----------- 2/ 28/01/2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State The petitioner is aggrieved by a show cause notice issued to him in context of a land encroachment proceeding. Reply is stated to have been filed also. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in fact there is no encroachment and the petitioner is in valid possession through title acquired in accordance with law. He next submits that questions of title cannot be decided summarily in a land encroachment proceeding as held in more than one judgement of this Court and the Apex Court. Once the petitioner has filed his reply to the show cause notice, all aspects are to be considered by the appropriate authority under the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act including the objection that issues of title cannot be decided in a summary land encroachment proceeding and disposed off by a reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law. The writ application stands disposed. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)