IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.889 of 2009 Sri Narayan Yadav, son of Late Ram Sunder Yadav, village Belha Brahmapur, PS Fulparas, District Madhubani – Petitioner. Vs. 1) The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2) The Secretary/Commissioner, Department of Irrigation and Rehabilitation, Bihar, Patna. 3) The Director, Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation, Irrigation Department, Bihar, Patna. 4) The Rehabilitation Officer, Kosi Project, Irrigation Department, Supaul. 5) The Collector, Madhubani. 6) The S.D.O., Fulparas, Madhubani. 7) The B.D.O. cum C.O. Ghoghardiha, Dist. Madhubani. 8) The Supdt. Of Police, Madhubani. 9) The Officer Incharge, Fulparas P.S. District Madhubani – Respondents. 4 8.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. By this writ petition, the petitioner prays for a direction to the respondent authorities to remove the encroachments made by the unauthorized encroachers over the land belonging to the State of Bihar. This writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities (respondents 5, 6 and 7) to examine the matter and if it is found that there is encroachment on public land, steps may be taken to remove the encroachment by initiating a proceeding under the Land Encroachment Act. A copy of this order be handed over to A.A.G. I. haque ( Sheema Ali Khan, J .)