Munni Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9600 of 2026 ====================================================== Munni Devi Wife of Pawan Kumar Lahari, Resident of 122c, Bandariya Gali, Maharaj Ghat, Pashchimi Bhag, Tendhi Ghat, Patna City, Ranipur Milki Chak, P.S.- Chowk Patna City, District- Patna, Bihar- 800008. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The District Magistrate, Patna, Patna.

4.

The District Magistrate, Saran.

5.

The Circle Officer, Patna, District- Patna.

6.

The Circle Officer, Sonepur, Vaishali.

7.

The S.D.O., Patna City, District - Patna.

8.

D.C.L.R., Patna.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mritunjay Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Standing Counsel (25) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 06-07-2026 Heard Mr. Ajit Kumar Ojha, learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. The present petition has been preferred for the following relief/s:

(i) for issuance of appropriate writ/writs directing the respondent authorities to get the property under dispute demarcated, after demarcation and scrutiny of the document/ documents produced by the petitioner and upon the

Patna High Court CWJC No.9600 of 2026(2) dt.06-07-2026 2/3 said scrutiny if all the documents are found in order not to disturbed the peaceful possession of the petitioner in connection with the land in dispute;

(a) for a further direction to the respondent authorities not to take any coercive steps against the petitioner till the property in dispute is demarcated and the documents pertaining to title over the land in dispute produced by the petitioner are examined;

(b) for a direction to the respondent authorities to produce all the records pertaining to the land under dispute so as to facilitate proper adjudication of the case in the fact and circumstances articulated herein after.

3. After some argument, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner shall be submitting a suitable reply to the notice and it is expected that unless the same is taken to its logical conclusion, the respondents shall not take any coercive steps.

4. Learned State counsel submits that once the notice has been issued and the petitioner will reply to it, the natural

Patna High Court CWJC No.9600 of 2026(2) dt.06-07-2026 3/3 process is that the respondents will be taking the matter to its logical conclusion after going through the show cause as also the report so submitted.

5. Accepting the words of learned State counsel and also expecting the respondents to act strictly in accordance with law, once the notice is suitably replied, the writ petition stands disposed of.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Adnan/- U