Chandra Bhushan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5815 of 2019 ====================================================== 1.

Chandra Bhushan Singh, Son of Late Shiv Prasad Singh 2.

Surya Kumar Singh, Son of Late Nand Kishore Singh 3.

Harish Kumar Singh, Son of Haribansh Singh All are residents of Village- Ramdas Chak, P.O.- and Police StationDighwara, District- Saran (Chapra). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar Through the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Collector Saran at Chapra.

3.

The Sub- Divisional Officer Sonepur, District- Saran. 4.

The Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Sonepur, District- Saran. 5.

The Anchal Adhikari Dighwara, District- Saran. 6.

The Registrar, Chapra, District- Saran.

7.

The Sub- Registrar, Sonepur Registry Office, District- Saran. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Brij Kishor Mishra For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Sangha Mitra Ghosh, AC to GP-15 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-04-2019 Following is the relief, which the petitioners are claiming:- "That this application is being filed for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or writs directing the respondents to grant rent receipt for the land against the payment of revenue rent (Lagan) which is denied by the respondent no. 5 on the instruction of the respondent no. 2 and further for issuance of Land Possession Certificate in favour of these

Patna High Court CWJC No.5815 of 2019(2) dt.01-04-2019 2/2 petitioners so that the petitioners may exercise their right to take benefit of Government schemes for the farmers."

Learned Counsel for the petitioners has submitted that there is no dispute in respect of the petitioners' title and the respondents are refusing to issue rent receipts under the oral direction of the District Magistrate, Saran.

In my view, the petitioners have statutory remedy of making application under the provisions of the Bihar Land Disputes Resolution Act, 2009 and the Bihar Right to Public Grievance Redressal Act, 2015.

This application, thus, stands disposed of with the observation that the petitioners shall be at liberty to take recourse to the said provisions of law or any other provisions of law, which is found efficacious for redressal of the petitioners' claim.

It is also observed that if any application is made, the same shall be disposed of within the time stipulated under the various statutory provisions.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J.) Prabhakar Anand/- U √