Kameshwar Singh And ORS v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5699 of 2007 ====================================================== Kameshwar Singh & Ors .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vindhyachal Singh Mr. Uday Pratap Singh Mr. Prashant Sinha For the Respondent/s : AC to GA 2 Mr. Mahesh Prasad No. 2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 16-04-2015 Heard Sri Vindhayachal Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners, learned AC to GA No. 2 as well as Sri Mahesh Prasad No. 2, learned counsel, who has appeared on behalf of the private respondents.

In the present writ petition an order passed by the Joint Director, Consolidation, Bihar, Patna under the Bihar Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation Act, 1956 is under challenge, which is a scheduled Act under Section 9 of the Bihar Land Tribunal Act, 2009, and as such, the court considers that this matter can well be adjudicated by the Bihar Land Tribunal.

Accordingly, in view of proviso to Section 15 of the Bihar Land Tribunal Act, 2009, the Registry is directed to

Patna High Court CWJC No.5699 of 2007 (10) dt.16-04-2015 2/2 transmit the record of this case to the Bihar Land Tribunal forthwith.

(Rakesh Kumar, J) Praful/- U