Manju Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19865 of 2025 ====================================================== Manju Devi Wife of Basant Choudhry, residing at Village-Badopur, P.O.- Gordiha, P.S. and Anchal-Rafiganj, Dist-Aurangabad (Bihar), Pincode424125. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Principal Secretary, Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Commissioner, Gaya (Bihar).

4.

The District Magistrate, Aurangabad, Bihar.

5.

The A.D.M. Land Reforms Department, Aurangabad, Bihar. 6.

The S.D.O. Subdivision Aurangabad, District-Aurangabad, Bihar. 7.

The Circle Officer, Anchal Rafiganj, District-Aurangabad, Bihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Surendra Pd. Singh, Adv.

Mr. Amit Prakash, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Standing Counsel (10) For the State :

Mr. Md. Raisul Haque, SC-10 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 09-12-2025 Heard the parties.

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

(i) for a direction to the respondent number 4 to 7 to settle the land for home according to the circular of Bihar Government. The petitioner is belong to SC/ST and landless. She is residing on government land having made a home from 48 year bearing khata number 110 plot number 1033 area .4 dismal Thana number 707 Anchal Rafiganj district Aurangabad Bihar and after then she has taken a electric line from

Patna High Court CWJC No.19865 of 2025(2) dt.09-12-2025 2/2 electric department government of Bihar in her named of mother in law and she deposited the electric bill to the government;

(ii) any other relief for which the petitioner is entitled.

3. After some argument, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that she shall be approaching the Collector, Aurangabad for the redressal of the grievance as she has no place to reside.

4. Learned State Counsel submits that a proper petition has to be moved which can be taken into consideration and the petitioner cannot decide on the land which should be allotted to them.

5. This Court finds force in the contention of learned State Counsel, the petitioner should approach the Collector, Aurangabad detailing out her grievance but cannot ask for a particular piece of land.

6. If such petition is preferred in next four weeks, the same has to be considered under appropriate order passed in accordance with law.

7. With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition is disposed of.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Vijay Singh/- U