Rajendra Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11453 of 2016 ====================================================== Rajendra Singh Son of Late Sumer Singh resident of Village- Babu Ke Bahuara, P.O.+Police Station- Kuchila, District- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2. The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Rohtas at Sasaram.

3. The Additional Collector, Rohtas at Sasaram

4. The Deputy Collector Land Reforms Sasaram, Rohtas

5. The Circle Officer, Kochas, Rohtas.

6. Ashok Kumar Singh son of Dilram Singh Yadav resident of Village- Chatra, P.O.+Police Station- Kuchila, District- Rohtas. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Manish Kumar- Gp8 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 11-09-2018 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the State.

2. The petitioner has filed this writ petition for a direction to the respondent to cancel the settlement of the lands made in favour of respondent no.6 vide letter no.1348, dated 07.08.2012. Admittedly the lands of Plot No.181 area 0.20 decimal and Plot No.183 area 0.45 decimal were settled vide Settlement Case No.17 of 2005-06 by the Circle Officer, Kochas in favour of respondent no.6.

Patna High Court CWJC No.11453 of 2016 dt.11-09-2018 2/2

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner filed petition that the respondent no.6 concealed the materials and got the aforesaid lands settled in his favour. The petitioner filed the petition before the Collector, Rohtas at Sasaram. The DCLR, Sasaram, Rohtas also held inquiry and reported the matter to the District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram but no action has been taken. Admittedly the lands were settled in favour of respondent no.6 and there is a procedure for cancellation of settlement. In this view of the fact, the petitioner, if so advised, may file petition before the competent authority for cancellation of settlement made in favour of respondent no.6 and the authority after hearing the petitioner and respondent no.6 shall pass order in accordance with law within six months from the date of receipt of this order.

4. With the aforesaid observation, this writ petition is disposed of.

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