Md. Reyaz Ansari @ Pappu v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2572 of 2017 ====================================================== Md. Reyaz Ansari @ Pappu Son of Late Ishaque Ansari, Resident of VillageDevipur, Police Station- Kursella, District- Katihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar.

2.

The Divisional Commissioner, Purnea, Bihar.

3.

The Collector, Katihar, Bihar.

4.

The Land Reforms Deputy Collector, Katihar, Bihar. 5.

Boudhu Mushar, Son of Jagdeo Mushar, resident of Village- Devipur, Police Station- Kursella, Katihar.

6.

Md. Ansari, Son of Md. Makbool Ansari, resident of Village- Devipur, Police Station-Kursella, Katihar.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Md. Khurshid Alam- AAG-12 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 13-01-2026 Heard the parties.

2. The present petition has been preferred for the following relief(s):

"for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the order dated 26.10.2016, passed in BLT case No. 1196 of 2015, by the learned Bihar Land Tribunal, Patna (hereinafter for brevity referred to as the Tribunal), where the petitioner's petition challenging the order dated 11.08.2015 passed in Ceiling Revision Case No.54 of 2014, by the respondent no.2 has been dismissed.

The petitioner further prays for issuance

Patna High Court CWJC No.2572 of 2017(2) dt.13-01-2026 2/2 of a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents concerned to transfer the land in question by registered deed in favour of the petitioner in compliance to order dated 08.02.2012 passed by respondent no.4 and upheld by the respondent no.3 vide order dated 19.10.2013 passed in Miscellaneous Ceiling Case No.610 of 2012. Further, the petitioner prays for issuance of any other appropriate writ/writs, order/orders and/or direction/directions to which the petitioner is found entitled to."

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that with the change of law relating to pre-emption matter, the case has become infructuous.

4. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of as infructuous.

5. The statutory amount, if deposited, has to be returned. (Rajiv Roy, J) Adnan/- U