Patna High Court
CWJC/10496/2026 of Harishchandra Paswan Vs The State of Bihar on 21 July 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10496 of 2026 ====================================================== Harishchandra Paswan Son Of Late Jhapsi Paswan Resident Of Mohalla- West Kesri Nagar Vir Kunwar Singh Chowk, Road No.8. P.O.- Kesri Nagar, PS.-Rajiv Nagar, Patna -24.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10496 of 2026
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Harishchandra Paswan Son Of Late Jhapsi Paswan Resident Of Mohalla- West Kesri Nagar Vir Kunwar Singh Chowk, Road No.8. P.O.- Kesri Nagar, PS.-Rajiv Nagar, Patna -24.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar through the principal secretary, Revenue and Land Department, Govt of Bihar.
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The Secretary Revenue And Land Department, Government Of Bihar.
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District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur.
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The Sub Divisional Officer, West Muzaffarpur.
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The Deputy Collector Land Reform, West Muzaffarpur.
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The Circle Officer Block Saraiya, District Muzaffarpur.
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The Sho Police Station Saraiya, Block Saraiya District Muzaffarpur.
8.
Sanjay Kumar Rai, Son Of Sri Nand Kishor Rai, Resident Of Village- Gopalpur Neura, P.S.- Saraiya District Muzaffarpur.
... ... Respondent/s
Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
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Mr. Uday Prakash Shrarma, Advocate
For the State
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Mr. Abbas Haider, SC-6
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
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ORAL ORDER
21-07-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the grant of following relief(s): “(i) for issuance of an appropriate writ, order, direction commanding and directing the respondent no.3 (District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur) to implement the direction contained in communication dated 23.09.2025
made by Under-Secretary, Chief Minister, Secretariat Patna Bihar to the resident no.3 to make enquiry and take needful action on the application made by the petitioner regarding illegal occupation made by respondent no.8 on the land of the petitioner bearing khata no. 303 khesra no. 756 area 44 decimal and khesra no. 622,635,742 area 55 decimal thana no. 518 mauza gheghraba, Block-Saraiya, District- Muzaffarpur.
(ii) for issuance of an appropriate writ in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no.7 to register FIRin the light of the application dated 18.01.2026 made by the petitioner to the officer in charge of the police station Saraiya, District-Muzaffarpur.
(iii) for issuance of an appropriate writ/s, order/s, direction/s in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the circle officer to act upon representation dated 27.12.2025 filed by the petitioner for of removal illegal occupation/encroachment of the land of the petitioner bearing khata no. 303 khesra no. 756 area 44 decimal and khesra no.622, 635, 742 area 55 decimal thana no. 518 mauza gheghraba, District-Muzaffarpur made by the respondent no.8, as the Circle Officer who appears to be in collusion with the respondent no.8 has constantly ignored the request the of petitioner to entertain the application/representation of the petitioner and to take any action thereon to redress the grievances of the petitioner.
(iv) for any other reliefs which the Hon'ble court may deem and fit proper in the facts and circumstance of the case.”
3. After some argument, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he shall be approaching the respondent no.4, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Muzaffarpur West for the redressal of the grievance.
4. Learned counsel for the State submits that if such petition is preferred, it will be taken to its logical conclusion, in accordance with law after hearing the necessary parties.
5. In that background, the writ petition is disposed of allowing the petitioner to approach the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Muzaffarpur West in next four weeks who shall be passing an order after noticing/hearing the parties in accordance with law, at an earliest, preferably within a period of four months.
vinayak/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U