IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1169 of 2026 ====================================================== Parmanand Bhagat Son of Late Thakur Bhagat, Resident of Village- Faridpur, Post Office- Akidatpur, P.S.- Kharik, District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Additional Secretary, Bihar State Land Reforms and Revenue Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate cum Collector, Bhagalpur. 4. The Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Bhagalpur. 5. The S.D.O. Naugachia, District- Bhagalpur. 6. The S.H.O. Kharik, District- Bhagalpur. 7. The Circle Officer, Kharik, District- Bhagalpur. 8. Chamru Mandal, Son of Late Ram Mandal Resident of Village- Faridpur, Post Office- Akidatpur, P.S.- Kharik, District- Bhagalpur. 9. Subhash Mandal, Son of name not known Resident of Village- Faridpur, Post Office- Akidatpur, P.S.- Kharik, District- Bhagalpur. 10. Bashishth Mandal, Son of Late Prayag Mandal Resident of Village- Faridpur, Post Office- Akidatpur, P.S.- Kharik, District- Bhagalpur. 11. Munilal Mandal, Son of Late Prayag Mandal Resident of Village- Faridpur, Post Office- Akidatpur, P.S.- Kharik, District- Bhagalpur. 12. Masudan Mandal, Son of Late Mahavir Mandal Resident of Village- Faridpur, Post Office- Akidatpur, P.S.- Kharik, District- Bhagalpur. 13. Arjun Mandal, Son of Late Mahavir Mandal Resident of Village- Faridpur, Post Office- Akidatpur, P.S.- Kharik, District- Bhagalpur. 14. Tinku Mandal, Son of Late Ram Swarup Mandal Resident of Village- Faridpur, Post Office- Akidatpur, P.S.- Kharik, District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Rajesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Government Pleader (24) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 3 13-03-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The present petition has been preferred for the following relief/s: Patna High Court CWJC No.1169 of 2026(3) dt.13-03-2026 2/3 (i) for a writ/writs, order/orders, directions directing upon the respondents concerned in the nature of mandamus to remove the encroachment from the land of the petitioner from the clutches of Respondent no.08 to 14, which is his khatiyani land (ancestral basgit land).The land in question is situated under Thana and Anchal Kharik, Thana no.111, Mouja-Bhatotar, District-Bhagalpur, Khata no.05, Khesra no.63, Rakba 0.16 Decimal. Boundary- North- Chamru Mandal, South- Subhash Mandal, East Basishth Mandal, Masudan Madal and Arjun Mandal and Tinku Mandal and West-Pakki Road. The petitioner has built a house on the said land and residing peacefully with his family members but the Respondent no.8 to 14 being boundary raiyat to the land with their ill motive and evil eyes seeing the petitioner poor, old and infirm person has grabbed his some part of the land from their side. 3. At the outset, learned counsel for the State submits Patna High Court CWJC No.1169 of 2026(3) dt.13-03-2026 3/3 that the petitioner is seeking removal of encroachment from the private respondents 08 to 14 which do not come within the purview of Public Land Encroachment Act. 4. This Court is of the opinion that the petitioner should have approached the appropriate authority/Court for the redressal of the grievance and certainly it cannot ignore the submission put forth by the the learned State counsel. 5. With the aforesaid observation and granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority/Court for the redressal of the grievance, the writ petition is disposed of. Ravi/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U