Dev Narayan Thakur And ORS v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19504 of 2011 ====================================================== Dev Narayan Thakur & Ors .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sudhir Kumar Raj For the Respondent/s : AC to SC No. 27 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 08-07-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned AC to SC No. 27 as well as learned counsel for the private respondents. The present writ petition pertains to a dispute under the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1961, which is a scheduled Act under the provisions of Bihar Land Tribunal Act, 2009. The Bihar Land Tribunal constituted under the Bihar Land Tribunal Act, 2009 is already functioning.

The court considers that such dispute can well be adjudicated by the Bihar Land Tribunal.

Accordingly, in terms of proviso to Section 15 of the Bihar Land Tribunal Act, 2009, Registry is directed to transmit the record of this case to the Bihar Land Tribunal forthwith. (Rakesh Kumar, J) Praful/- U