Ravindra Nath Thakur v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10073 of 2017 ======================================================

1. Ravindra Nath Thakur Son of Sri Murari Thakur, Resident of Village + P.O.-Kotwa Bazar, P.S.-Kotwa, District-East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

2. The District Magistrate, cum District Registrar, East Champaran, Mitihari.

3. The Sub-Registrar, District Registrar, East Champaran, Motihar.

4. The Deputy Collector Land Revenue, East Champaran.

5. The Circle Officer, Motihari Sadar, East Champaran .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Madhurendra Kumar For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sajid Salim Khan-Sc25 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 27-08-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned S.C. 25 for the State.

The petitioner has filed this writ petition for a direction to the respondent no. 3 to register the sale deed presented by the petitioner with regard to 10 Dhurs of land bearing Khata No. 114, Khesara No. 110 Area 0-3-0 Katha as draft of the sale deed was presented before the Sub-Registrar, Motihari on 24.03.2017 but the same is yet to be registered. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner purchased the land bearing plot no. 110, Khata No. 114, Area 0-3-0 Katha from Kamal Kishore Panday on the basis of

Patna High Court CWJC No.10073 of 2017 (2) dt.27-08-2018 2/2 Power of Attorney given by his wife Shalini Pandey. She had purchased the land from Amir Singh, son of Late Madhu Singh, who is the descendent of Ram Jeevan Singh. It is submitted that the Authority has illegally put hold on the registration of sale deed of Plot No. 110, Khata No. 115.

According to the respondent, the land belongs to Hanuman Sugar Mill and that is why the authority is not registering the deed.

Having considered the facts, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to Sub-Registrar, District Registry Office, East Champaran, Motihari to pass an order with regard to registration of deed in accordance with law presented by the petitioner before him within three months from the date of production/receipt of this order as the Sub-registrar cannot keep the deed presented for registration in abeyance without any rhym and reasons.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) sushma/- U T