IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14386 of 2022 ====================================================== Smt. Kiran Devi wife of Late Shuresh Singh, a resident of Marhourrah Khas, Ward No. 16 of Marhourrah Nagar Panchayat, P.O. and P.S. Marhourrah, District- Saran, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through Collector, Saran. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Saran. 3. District Collector/ Magistrate, Saran at Chapra. 4. Sub- Divisional Officer, Marhaurrah, Saran. 5. Circle Officer, Marhaurrah, Saran. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Birendra Nath Mishra, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Raj Kishore Roy (GP-18) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 03-01-2025 The petitioner has an alternate remedy to proceed under the Bihar Public Land Encroachment Act, 1956. There cannot be maintained a Public Interest Litigation on the subject matter nor is the invocation of the extraordinary power possible; when there is such an alternate efficacious remedy available. 2. Further the alleged encroachers are not made a party to the writ petition. 3. Present petition stands dismissed with the liberty aforesaid; without any observation on merits, or even the locus Patna High Court CWJC No.14386 of 2022 dt.03-01-2025 2/2 standi of the petitioner, which has to be decided by the Appropriate Authority under the Act of 1956; if a proper application is moved with the necessary parties arrayed. P.K.P./- (K. Vinod Chandran, CJ) ( Partha Sarthy, J) AFR/NAFR CAV DATE Uploading Date 03.01.2025 Transmission Date