The petitioners, Sudhir Kumar Mahto and Sunil Kumar Mahto, obtained a favorable decree in Title Suit No. 160 of 2008 under Section 106 of the Bihar Tenancy Act, confirming their title to a parcel of land, but no amendment was made in the revenue records (RS Khatiyan). In 2022 the Circle Officer, …
The petitioner, a former Circle Inspector, was implicated in a 2018 case (Raniganj P.S. Case No. 321) for alleged land mutation offences under several IPC sections, including fraud and cheating. The prosecution alleged that he, along with co‑accused, mutated land in the name of a person without any …
The petitioner, Karu Yadav, claimed that land he purchased in 2008 and held under a valid jamabandi was acquired for the widening of NH‑II in 2010 but he received no notice or compensation. The authorities, invoking a 2014 revenue resolution and Swamitya Satyapan proceedings, rejected his raiyati …
The petitioner, Surendra Yadav, filed a writ petition challenging two orders – one dated 11 May 2023 passed by the Chairman of the Bihar Land Tribunal and another dated 28 April 2022 passed by the Sub‑Divisional Officer, Araria – alleging they were issued without notice, proper fact‑finding and …
Arun Kumar filed a writ petition challenging the cancellation of his Jamabandi (land record) by the District Magistrate and Additional Collector of Darbhanga, alleging that they acted beyond their jurisdiction and ignored a prior decree confirming his title under the Bihar Tenancy Act. He sought …
The petitioners, sons of the late Munilal Paswan, claimed that their father had been declared a Bataidar under Section 48E of the Bihar Tenancy Act in 2004 and that they themselves were entitled to be declared Kaimi raiyat under Section 48D because they had been in continuous cultivation for more …
The petitioners, three landowners, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Circle Officer to halt construction on their ancestral land in Darbhanga, alleging lack of consent, illegal excavation, and seeking compensation. The respondents, including the State of Bihar and various …
The petitioner, Budhu Yadav, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Circle Officer, Bodh Gaya, to mutate his name on several parcels of land in Mauza Atiya, Gaya, based on a prior judgment and decree in Suit No. 5506/98/310/98. The petitioner alleged that the Circle Officer had …
Petitioner Nilu Kumari sought a writ to quash the Collector‑cum‑District Registrar’s order refusing registration of a parcel of land in Gaya, alleging the land is private and that the authority exceeded its jurisdiction. The land, originally recorded as "Bakast Malik" and settled in 1938‑39, later …
The petitioner, Shree Kant Singh, filed a civil review seeking to set aside the High Court's order dated 14‑10‑2025 in CWJC No.15622/2025, alleging that the original writ petition contained false statements and suppressed material facts, including the existence of Title Suit No.1213/2023. The …
The petitioners, a group of Yadavs, filed a writ petition challenging three orders: the Bihar Land Tribunal’s confirmation of lower‑court orders, the Collector’s dismissal of a revenue appeal under Section 48F of the Bihar Tenancy Act, and the Land Reforms Deputy Collector’s declaration of …
The petitioners, originally Bataidars, were declared raiyats under Section 48(E) of the Bihar Tenancy Act and obtained Jamabandi in their names. The State initiated a cancellation of mutation proceeding to acquire the land for a police station, issuing a notice without, the petitioners allege, …
The petitioners, Satyendra Kumar Singh and Devendra Kumar, claim ownership and peaceful possession of 3 acres 30 decimals of land in Dhakani Bigha, Jehanabad, which they have cultivated since 1991. The Circle Officer declared the land "Gairmazarua" and barred cultivation without hearing, and the …
The appellant, Jethan Kurmi, claimed title to a house in Danapur on the basis of a family partition that allegedly gave him a share, and sought eviction of the respondent, Lalmuni Devi, who was occupying the house as a tenant and allegedly owed rent arrears. The respondent contended that she …
Dukhi Dewan filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Circle Officer of Raxaul to initiate proceedings under Section 48(D) of the Bihar Tenancy Act, 1986, for declaration of his raiyati rights over land recorded in the name of Madarsa Ahmadia Hanfia. The land, comprising Khata No.271, …
Dr. Thakar Singh and others mortgaged several shops in Moga to Suba Singh and Saudagar Singh in 1942, later redeeming the mortgage in 1969. The mortgagees, however, retained possession and leased the premises to several tenants. The mortgagors sued for possession, and the lower court held the suit …
The appellants, who had been granted Bataidari rights over a parcel of land through a proceeding under Section 48E of the Bihar Tenancy Act, saw those rights later challenged through multiple criminal proceedings under Sections 144 and 145 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The High Court refused to …
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