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2025 DAILYLAW 101642 (PAT)

Manoj Kumar Singh v. The State of Bihar

CWJC/13586/2025 · 2025-10-31

Rajesh Kumar Verma, Sudhir Singh

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13586 of 2025 ====================================================== Manoj Kumar Singh S/o Mukhdev Singh, R/o Village- Dihri, P.O.- Poiwan, P.S.- Aurangabad Muffasil, District- Aurangabad. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Aurangabad. 2. The Additional Collector, Aurangabad. 3. The Block Development Officer (B.D.O) Sadar Prakhand, Aurangabad. 4. The Station Head Officer (S.H.O) Muffasil Police Station, Aurangabad. 5. The Mukhiya of Poiwan Panchayat, Aurangabad. 6. Laulesh Kumar Singh, S/o - Late Ram Janam Singh, R/O Village - Dihri, P.O.- Poiwan, P.S.- Aurangabad Muffasil, District- Aurangabad. 7. Rajesh Kumar Singh, S/o - Late Ram Janam Singh, R/o village- Dihri, P.O.- Poiwan, P.S. - Aurangabad Muffasil, District- Aurangabad. 8. Shrawan Kumar @ Lootan, S/o Late Nagdeo Singh R/o village- Dihri, P.O.- Poiwan, P.S. - Aurangabad Muffasil, District- Aurangabad. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Mukul Kumari, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Government Advocate (5) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) 2 31-10-2025 Following is the relief sought for in the present writ application:- “(i) To direct the respondent authorities to remove the encroachment from Patna High Court CWJC No.13586 of 2025(2) dt.31-10-2025 2/3 the Public Well situated at Village-Dihri, bearing Thana No. 581, Plot No. 252, Mauza- Dihri, Anchal-Aurangabad, District- Aurangabad which has been encroached by the respondent No. 6 to 8 and being used as cattle shed on the said land after filling of the public well. (ii) To direct the respondent authority to dig the public well on the said plot no. 252 situated at Village-Dihri, P.O. Poiwan, P.S. Aurangabad Muffasi, District-Aurangabad. (iii) To direct the respondents to solve the problems of people, village-Dihri, Aurangabad who were suffering from scarcity of drinking water. (iv) To direct the respondent authority for issuance of writ in Nature of certiorari or any appropriate writ/writs, order/orders or direction.” 2. After some arguments, learned counsel for petitioner submits that a representation for removal of encroachment has been filed before Collector, Aurangabad, but no action has been taken till date. In that view of the matter, Collector, Aurangabad is directed to look into the matter and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law within a reasonable period. 3. With the aforesaid observation, the writ application Patna High Court CWJC No.13586 of 2025(2) dt.31-10-2025 3/3 stands disposed of. Sachin/- (Sudhir Singh, ACJ) (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) U