IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19340 of 2018 ====================================================== Karu Manjhi Son of Late Tilakdhari Manjhi, Resident of Village- Chewara, P.S. and P.O.- Chewara, District- Shekhpura. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Main Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Collector, Shekhpura. 4. The Additional Collector (Revenue), Shekhpura. 5. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Shekhpura. 6. The Dy. Collector, Land Reforms, Shekhpura. 7. The Anchal Adhikari, Chewara, District- Shekhpura. 8. The Officer-in-Charge, Chewara Police Station, Chewara, District- Shekhpura. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Advocate. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Raj Kishore Roy, GP-18. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 07-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. In the instant petition, petitioner has prayed for to issue directions to the respondent authorities to consider the case of petitioner for construction of the house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna on the land vide Khata No.361, Khesra No.3647, Area 1.64 decimal situated in Village Chewara, P.S. Chewara, District Shekhpura as the said land was given to late Tilakdhari Manjhi, father of the petitioner vide Settlement Case No.30 of 1975 and also issued ‘purcha’ as well as the father of the petitioner paid the rent and accordingly rent receipt was also issued in name of Tilakdhari Manjhi but the respondent nos.7 & 8, Patna High Court CWJC No.19340 of 2018(2) dt.07-04-2025 2/2 Anchal Adhiari & Officer-in-charge, Chewara P.S. went at the site of house construction and directed the petitioner to stop the construction work. Thereafter, the petitioner filed the representation on 14.03.2018 before the Collector Shekhpura, respondent no.3 stating therein that the petitioner may be allowed to construct the house over the land in view of the Government Circular vide Memo No.764 dated 10.12.2014 by the respondent no.2 for protection of the land given to purchadhari of the schedule caste and schedule tribes but up till now the construction of the house has been stopped. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this case may be disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach before the competent authority for redressal of his grievance, if any. 4. Learned counsel for the State has no objection to this prayer of the petitioner. 5. In view of the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, the present writ petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner, as prayed for. Ritik/- (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) U