Patna HC stays demolition of Nepali Nagar houses till next hearing

 

Patna, July 4, 2022: Patna High Court stayed the administration's action against illegal construction in Nepali Nagar area of Rajiv Nagar. A petition was filed in the court on behalf of the people of Nepali Nagar. While hearing the plea, the court stated demolition of the houses for the time being. The matter will be heard on July 6.

The High Court also sought reply from the MD of the housing board and the state government till Wednesday. The Single Bench of Justice Sandeep Kumar gave this order after hearing senior advocate Basant Kumar Choudhary on the petition filed by Rajendra Kumar Singh and others.

Meanwhile, the administration backed by a strong police force removed the encroachment on Monday. Illegally built houses were demolished.  The day saw Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) supremo Pappu Yadav reaching the spot along with his supporters. The JAP workers staged demonstration against the action of the police and administration. The police asked them to leave, but they did not agree. Later, police resorted to mild lathi-charge to disperse the agitators.

Police personnel were camping in the disputed area falling under Rajiv Nagar police station since morning. The dispute is related to the illegal grabbing of 1024 acres of land. Now hundreds of houses have been built on it, which were being demolished since yesterday. DM and SSP also reached the spot.

Meanwhile, the administration claimed that encroachments were completely removed from the land of Bihar State Housing Board in Rajiv Nagar. About 50 acres of land has been taken over by the district administration. During this, a total of 34 people have been arrested so far for creating ruckus. Today 9 more people were arrested by the police while on Sunday 25 people were arrested.  So far a total of 4 FIRs have been registered.

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