Harihar Pandey And ANR v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5819 of 1997 ====================================================== HARIHAR PANDEY and ANR ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR and ORS ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shyameshwar Dayal For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Gp2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 09-12-2021 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

This writ petition has been preferred, inter alia, for quashing the order dated 12.11.1996 passed by respondent no.2 in Revision Case No. 1025 of 1991 and also for quashing the order dated 04.06.1990 passed by the Consolidation Officer, Jogapatti, West Champaran in Case No.342 of 1988. After hearing the parties, this Court is of the opinion that this matter can well be adjudicated by the Bihar Land Tribunal (hereinafter in short referred to as the 'Tribunal'). Accordingly, in view of proviso to Section 15 of the Bihar Land Tribunal Act, 2009, the Registry is directed to transmit the record of this case to the Tribunal forthwith. However, considering the fact that the case was pending before this Court since long, it is expected that the Tribunal will hear and dispose of the case within a period of

Patna High Court CWJC No.5819 of 1997(6) dt.09-12-2021 2/2 nine months from the date of receipt of record of this case after giving proper notice to all the parties concerned, including the petitioners.

With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition stands disposed of.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U