IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17326 of 2011 Bhola Mahto, Son of Lt. Harkru Mahto, resident of Village Sarairanja, P.S. Sarairanja, Distt. Samastipur Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Commissioner, Darbhanga Division, Darbhanga 3. The Collector, Samastipur 4. The Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Samastipur 5. Anchal Adhikari, ( Civil Officer) ,Sarairanjan 6. Sri Karpoori Mahto, son of Harkhu Mehto Sarairanjan, P.S. Sarairanjan, Distt. Samastipur ---------------------------------- 2/ 14.11.2011 In the instant writ application, the petitioner has prayed for quashing notice dated 19.07.2011, issued by Circle Officer, Sarairanjan, respondent no.5, asking to vacate an area of 10 dhurs of khesara no.9791 and one katha five dhurs of khesara no.2202 of village Sarairanjan. The Circle Officer issued the impugned order on the ground that the petitioner has forcibly encroached upon the land of said khesaras belonging to respondent no.6, Karpoori Mahto. The main grievance of the petitioner is that the impugned notice to vacate the land has been issued without affording him an opportunity of hearing. In the facts and circumstances of the case, let notice of eviction dated 19.07.2011 passed by Circle Officer, Sarairanjan, as contained in Annexure-6, be treated as show- cause to which the petitioner must file his reply within four weeks from today. Thereafter the Circle Officer, Sarairanjan would proceed and dispose of the same in accordance with law. It will be open for the petitioner to raise objections available under the law. 2 This Court has not gone into the issue whether the Circle Officer, Sarairanjan was competent to issue the aforesaid notice or not. Status quo as of today would be maintained till the disposal of proceeding before the Circle Officer, Sarairanjan. It will be open for the petitioner as well as respondent no.6 to place their cases before the Circle Officer, Sarairanjan. With the aforesaid observation, this application stands disposed of. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)