Mustaque Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17727 of 2019 ====================================================== Mustaque Alam Son of Late Mahbub Alam Resident of Village- Kayami, P.S.- Kasba, District- Purnea.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar Through the Collector, Purnea. 2.

The Additional Collector (Ceiling) Purnea.

3.

The Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Sadar, Purnea. 4.

The Anchal Adhikari Kasba, Purnea.

5.

Madan Chand @ Chandra Shekhar Son of Late- Chunni Lal Sah Resident of Village- Madarghat, P.S.- Kasba, District- Purnea. 6.

Md. Idrish Son of Late- Md. Siddique Resident of Mohalla- Kasab Tola, Line Bazar, P.S.- K. Hat, District- Purnea.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amit Kumar Anand, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Sajid Salim Khan ( Sc25 ) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 07-01-2026 Heard Mr. Amit Kumar Anand, learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. The present application has been preferred for the following relief(s):

(i) For quashing the Notification No. 2960 dated- 03.11.1993 published in Purnea district gazette issue No. 36 dated09.11.1993 at Annexure- 1 so far it relates to acquisition of the lands in Question as surplus.

(ii) For issuance of a direction to the government respondents authorities

Patna High Court CWJC No.17727 of 2019(3) dt.07-01-2026 2/2 specially the respondent No.1 and 2 for exclusion of the lands in Question from the column of surplus lands in Purnea district Land Ceiling Case No. 09 of 1973-74 (State Versus Chunni Lal Sah).

(iii) For issuance of a further direction to the respondents authorities for not distributing the lands in question to strangers and for not taking action for dispossessing the petitioners there from.

(iv) For any other relief or reliefs as deemed fit and proper in the interest of justice.

3. After some argument, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he shall be exploring alternate remedy in the matter.

4. Granting said liberty and without commenting on the merit of the case, the writ petition is disposed of. (Rajiv Roy, J) Vijay Singh/- U