Md. Yusuf @ Md. Yusuf Ali v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.383 of 2018 ====================================================== Md. Yusuf @ Md. Yusuf Ali S/o Late Mohammad Ali, resident of VillageKaliganj Kathothiya, Dilarpur, P.S.- Manihari, District- Katihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Collector Cum District Magistrate, Katihar. 3.

The Addl. Collector, Katihar.

4.

The Addl. Collector (Ceiling), Katihar.

5.

The Circle Officer, Mansahi, District- Katihar. 6.

The Sub-Divisional Officer cum Public Complain Redressal Officer, Katihar.

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Mukesh Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Respondents :

Mr.Md. Khurshid Alam, AAG 12 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 01-08-2022 By order dated 05.07.2022, the names of respondent nos. 7 to 14 have have been deleted from the array of the respondents.

Heard the parties.

With regard to the land of the petitioner, certain Purcha has been issued to the settlee without hearing the petitioner. In Ceiling Case No. 120 of 1973-74, the petitioner claims to be a purchaser of the land in question through a registered sale deed dated 28.05.1956 from original landholder Mohan Lal Choudhary and his name has been mutated in the

Patna High Court CWJC No.383 of 2018(4) dt.01-08-2022 2/2 revenue records. He has been paying rent to the State of Bihar regularly.

The petitioner shall be satisfied if the authorities are directed to consider his case and decide the same in accordance with law - whether the land belonged to the landholder on the date it was notified.

This writ petition is disposed of with a direction that the petitioner will approach the Additional Collector (Ceiling), Katihar by filing an application and the Additional Collector (Ceiling), Katihar will decide the same in accordance with law after hearing the petitioner within four month from today. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition is disposed of.

Let a copy of this order be communicated to the Additional Collector (Ceiling), Katihar for its compliance through FAX and e-mail forthwith.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) BT/- U