Basanti Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 17085 of 2008 ====================================================== Basanti Devi .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Nand Kishore Pd.Sinha For the Respondent/s : AC to GP-2 Mr. Surendra Kr. Singh Mr. Praveen Prakash ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 4.

30-03-2015 Heard Sri Nand Kishore Pd. Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.C. to Govt. Pleader - 2 as well as Sri Surendra Kumar Singh, learned senior counsel, who was assisted by Sri Praveen Prakash, learned counsel for respondent no. 3. In the present writ petition, order passed by the Joint Director, Consolidation under Section 35 of the Bihar Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation Act, 1956 is under-challenge. Since the Consolidation Act is schedule Act under Section 9 of the Bihar Land Tribunal Act, 2009, the Court considers that this matter can well be adjudicated by the Tribunal.

Accordingly, in view of proviso to Section 15 of the Bihar Land Tribunal Act, 2009, the Registry is directed to transmit the record of this case to the Tribunal forthwith. (Rakesh Kumar, J.) Anay/- U