IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16357 of 2021 ====================================================== Lila Nath Jha Son of Achchut Nath Jha, Resident of Village - Bargoriya, P.S. Pandaul, District - Madhubani. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Rural Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director Panchayatraj Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Madhubani, District - Madhubani. 4. The Land Acquisition Officer, Madhubani, District - Madhubani. 5. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Madhubani, District - Madhubani. 6. The Land Reform Deputy Commissioner, Madhubani, District - Madhubani. 7. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Madhubani, District - Madhubani. 8. The Block Development Officer, Pandaul, District - Madhubani. 9. The Mukhiya Gram Panchayatraj, Biraul, Pandaul Prakhand, District - Madhubani. 10. The Panchayat Secretary, Panchayatraj, Biraul, Pandaul Prakhand, District - Madhubani. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Subhash Kumar Jha For the Respondent/s : Mr. Viveka Nand Singh, Ac to GP-18. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 01-09-2025 This application has been filed by the petitioner with a prayer to issue the writ in the nature of Mandamus to command the respondents to remove the construction of the road on plot no. 630 and 631 which are said to be khatiyani land of the petitioner. During the course of argument, it comes to the knowledge of this Court that the petitioner has specific effective remedy under the Bihar Land Encroachment Act, 1956, so, Patna High Court CWJC No.16357 of 2021(4) dt.01-09-2025 2/2 considering this aspect, the instant writ petition stands disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file a case under the aforesaid Act or under any other appropriate law and if he avails this liberty within next four weeks then the concerned authority shall decide his case according to merit and pass a reasoned order. This writ petition stands disposed of. siddharthkr/- (Shailendra Singh, J) U