Ram Ashish Mahto And ANR v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5151 of 1998 ====================================================== Ram Ashish Mahto and Anr ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar and Ors ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Om Prakash Upadhyay, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Prabhakar Jha, GP 27 Mr.Awanish Narain Sinha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12.

18-11-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Prabhakar Jha, learned Govt. Pleader - 27 and learned counsel for the private respondent.

The writ application has been filed for quashing of order dated 27.11.1997 passed by the Director, Consolidation, Bihar, Patna in Revision Case No. 333/97 and 334/97 under Section 35 of the Bihar Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation Act, 1956, which is a schedule Act, under Section 9 of the Bihar Land Tribunal Act, 2009. This Court is of the opinion that this matter can well be adjudicated by 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.

Patna High Court CWJC No.5151 of 1998(12) dt.18-11-2021 2/2 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 nine months from the date of receipt of record of this case after giving proper notice to all the parties concerned, including the petitioners.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J.) anay U