Nand Kishore Prasad Verma v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1807 of 2020 ====================================================== Nand Kishore Prasad Verma Sono f Late Baldeo Narayan Verma, Resident of Village-Ujain Tola, Hari Vatika, Bettiah, P.S.-Bettiah, Muffassil, District-West Champaran.
... ... Petitioner
Versus
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The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reform Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
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The Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reform Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
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The District Magistrate, West Champaran, Bettiah. 4.
The Addl. Collector, West Champaran, Bettiah 5.
The Land Reform Deputy Collector, Bettiah, Sadar, West Champaran,Bettiah.
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The Anchaladhikari, Bettiah, District-West Champaran, Bettiah. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Sharda Nand Mishra, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr.Raj Kishore Roy (Gp18) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-02-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that liberty may be given to the petitioner to file representation before the District Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran (respondent no.3) in terms of order dated 20.8.1996, passed in C.W.J.C.No. 7901/1996 (annexure 9 to the writ petition), in which petitioner claims himself to be one of the writ petitioners.
3. In view of the nature of prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner file such application
Patna High Court CWJC No.1807 of 2020(14) dt.01-02-2024 2/2 before respondent no.3 within a period of six weeks from today.
4. In the event, such application is filed within the stipulated period, respondent no.3 shall look into the matter and dispose of the same by a reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law after hearing the parties, preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of the application.
5. Writ petition stands disposed of with the aforesaid directions.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U