Manorama Devi And ORS v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2094 of 1998 ====================================================== Manorama Devi and Ors ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.S.S.Dwivedi Mr. Arvind Kumar Tripathi For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Prashant Pratap GP-2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-11-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Prashant Pratap, learned Govt. Pleader - 2.

The writ application has been filed for quashing of order dated 01.03.1997 passed by the Director, Consolidation, Bihar, Patna in Revision No. 1945 of 1989 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. However, considering the fact that the case was

Patna High Court CWJC No.2094 of 1998(9) dt.18-11-2021 2/2 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 T