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Bihar Special Survey and Settlement Act, 2011

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Shiv Kant RanjanversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Shiv Kant Ranjan filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking to set aside orders of the Additional Collector and the Land Revenue Development Commissioner and to confirm an order of the Circle Officer. The State argued that a statutory alternative remedy existed under the …

Pawan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, three landowners from Khagaria, filed a writ petition challenging the State’s claim over their land, alleging that the State was disputing their title while a land survey was ongoing. The petitioners relied on a prior judgment (Birendra Kumar & Ors. v. State of Bihar, CWJC No.20084 …

Birendra KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, a group of landholders from Dighaun village in Khagaria district, claimed that their lands, originally declared raiyati through Sarvasta settlements and recorded in Register‑II, were being jeopardized by a state‑wide land survey. They alleged that the survey officials were demanding …

SAMIULLAHversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS.

2025 INSC 1292Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants challenged the Bihar Registration Rules, 2008 amendments that introduced sub‑rules (xvii) and (xviii) to Rule 19, which made the production of jamabandi or holding‑allotment proof a condition precedent for registering sale or gift documents. The High Court of Patna dismissed the writ …