Harihar Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4007 of 2022 ====================================================== 1.

Harihar Prasad Son of Late Dwarika Prasad, resident of Village - Misrauliya, P.S. Majhagarh, District - Gopalganj.

2.

Harishankar Prasad, Son of Late Dwarika Prasad, resident of Village - Misrauliya, P.S. Majhagarh, District - Gopalganj. 3.

Raju Prasad, Son of Late Dwarika Prasad, resident of Village - Misrauliya, P.S. Majhagarh, District - Gopalganj.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

2.

The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Collectorate Building, District - Gopalganj.

3.

The Additional District Magistrate-cum-Additional Collector, Collectorate Building, District - Gopalganj.

4.

The Sub Divisional Officer, District - Gopalganj. 5.

The Block Development Officer, Block- Majha, District - Gopalganj. 6.

The Circle Officer, Majhagarh Circle, District - Gopalganj. 7.

Shivji Mahto Son of Late Bhola Mahto, resident of Village - Misrauliya, P.S. - Majhagarh, District - Gopalganj.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashhar Mustafa, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Raj Kishore Roy (GP18) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 13-10-2022 The present writ petition has been filed for directing the respondent no. 3 i.e. the Additional District Magistrate-cumAdditional Collector, Gopalganj to expeditiously dispose off the pending appeal bearing Miscellaneous Appeal no. 3 of 2018-19, preferred by the private respondent no. 7.

The learned counsel for the respondent- State submits that in case, any appeal is pending, it is incumbent upon the

Patna High Court CWJC No.4007 of 2022(2) dt.13-10-2022 2/2 respondent- authorities to consider the same in accordance with law and dispose of the same, hence, the respondent no. 3 shall definitely dispose of the aforesaid pending appeal, within a stipulated time frame.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I deem it fit and appropriate to dispose off the present writ petition with a direction to the respondent no. 3 to dispose off the pending appeal, within a period of 12 weeks of receipt/ production of a copy of this order, by passing a reasoned and a speaking order, in accordance with law, after hearing the appellant and the affected parties.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) rinkee/- U