IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.533 of 2007 1. Devendra Singh Son of Mohan Singh, Resident of Village- Shanti Nagar Maulabagh Ara, P.S.Ara Town,Dist. Bhojpur. ------ Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through District Magistrate Bhojpur at Ara. 2. Vishva Nath Singh District Magistrate Bhojpur at Ara. 3. Ajitabh Kumar, the Superintendent of Police Bhojpur at Ara. 4. Krishna Kumar, the Sub Divisional Officer Bhojpur at Ara. 5. Kumar Birendra Executive Officer Ara Nagar Parisad Ara. 6. Ram Sagar Yadav, the officer in charge of Ara Town police Station Ara. ----- Opposite Parties. ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr.Law Kush Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent Nos. 1 to 6 : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, J.C. to AAG-II. -------- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal --------- Dated, the 5th December, 2008. By this contempt application, the petitioner has raised a grievance that the order of this court passed in writ petition being C.W.J.C. No. 2290 of 1990 (Arun Kumar Mukherjee & ors. Vs. The State of Bihar and ors.) on 16th October, 1998 has not been complied with. 2. According to the petitioner, by the order dated 16th October, 1998, this Court directed for removal of encroachments in the State of Bihar but no steps have been taken for removal of - 2 - encroachment within the district of Bhojpur at Arrah. The petitioner has stated that a representation was made before the Executive Officer, Ara Nagar Parishad, Ara on 2nd September, 2006 for removal of encroachment on public land situated in Shanti Nagar, Maulabagh, northern side of the house of Baba Damodar Das, but nothing has been done. 3. This contempt application is not only misconceived but an abuse of the process of the court. When there is no order of this Court directing any authority to remove encroachment, allegedly made over the subject land, details of which have been given in paragraph 3 of the application, how could there be contempt of the order. On this ground alone, the contempt application is liable to be dismissed. Besides that, a counter affidavit has been filed by respondents and it is stated therein that there is no encroachment on the subject land existing as on date. 4. We, accordingly, dismiss this contempt application. M.J.C. stands disposed of. R.M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J. Anil/