New Delhi, Sept 13: The Delhi High Court today sought explanation from the Union Government on a PIL which alleged that over 10,000 acres of Indian territory had been occupied by Nepal whose currency was also being freely traded in some of the villages of the occupied territories. A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vijender Jain and Justice Kailash Ghambhir asked the Centre to file its reply within four weeks and posted the matter for further hearing to November 22. The PIL filed by one Yashpal Madan through counsel Sugriv Dubey alleged that over the past few years thousands of Nepalis including hundreds of Muslims have crossed into the country through the borders at Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and taken possession of several villages in the two states. It was stated that the Bihar Government had recently written to the Centre urging the latter to reclaim the occupied territories, but the Union Government had so far failed to take any action on the request. For instance the petition said four revenue villages of West Champran district of Bihar comprising Tandi, Balganua, Ramprawa, Murhari have been taken over by the Nepal Government illegally. Similarly part of the land of Madnur forest area comprising Sector 23, 24, 26 and 30 and 32 have been under the Nepal Government's occupation for the past several months.(Agencies)