Ram Naresh Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.225 of 2020 ====================================================== Ram Naresh Prasad Son of Parmeshwar Prasad, Resident of Village- Bali, Police Station and Anchal- Warsaliganj, District- Nawadah. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Principal Secretary of Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Nawadah. 4.

The Deputy Collector, Land Reforms (D.C.L.R.), Nawadah Sadar, DistrictNawadah. 5.

Dukhi Yadav, Son of Late Meghu Yadav 6.

Usha Devi, Wife of Parshuram Pandit 7.

Parshuram Pandit, Son of Rameshwar Pandit, Respondent No.5 to 7 are resident of Village- Bali, Police StationWarsaliganj, District- Nawadah. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Md. Khurshid Alam (AAG12) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY C.A.V. JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY) Date :07-01-2025

1. Heard learned Counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner in the instant application has prayed for declaring the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) (Amendment) Act, 2019 as ultra vires having taken away the legal vested right of the petitioner and for other reliefs.

3. The constitutional validity of the Bihar Land

Patna High Court CWJC No.225 of 2020 dt.07-01-2025 2/2 Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) (Amendment) Act, 2019 came up for consideration by a Division Bench of this Court in the case of Sudhakar Jha & Ors. vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. [2024 (3) PLJR 403(DB)] wherein the constitutional validity of the amending Act was upheld and the writ application dismissed.

4. In view of the facts stated herein above and following the decision in the case of Sudhakar Jha (supra), the instant application stands dismissed.

( Partha Sarthy, J) (K. Vinod Chandran, CJ): I agree.

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