Patna High Court
Amod Kumar Singh @ Amod SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- CONSIGNED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The petition was dismissed.
Summary
Amod Kumar Singh filed a petition in the Patna High Court seeking a writ of certiorari to quash an order dated 26‑06‑2025 passed by the Bihar Land Tribunal and several earlier mutation orders issued by revenue officials, alleging that the orders were passed without cogent reasoning and were perverse. The petitioner claimed the tribunal’s judgment was bad in law and should be set aside, and also sought an interim stay of the tribunal’s order. The court issued notice to respondents numbered 5 to 12 on 04‑11‑2025, but the respondents failed to comply. Consequently, the notice was dismissed on 18‑11‑2025, and the petition was not entertained further. No substantive reasoning on the merits was provided in the order.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate remedy for a petition seeking to quash a land tribunal order alleged to be passed without reasoning?
- Can mutation orders issued by revenue officials be set aside on the ground of lack of cogent reasoning?
Subjects
- writ of certiorari
- land tribunal
- mutation
- quashing order
- procedural dismissal
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16042 of 2025
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Amod Kumar Singh @ Amod Singh Son of Ram Lakhan Singh @ Ram
Lachhan Singh Resident of Village- Arna, P.S.- Uchkagaon, District-
Gopalganj.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Collector, Gopalganj.
2. The Additional Collector, Gopalganj.
3. The Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Hathua, Gopalganj.
4. The Circle Officer, Uchkagaon, Gopalganj.
5. Digvijay Kumar, Son of Late Baccha Singh, Resident of Village- Arna, P.S.-
Uchkagaon, District- Gopalganj.
6. Sanjay Singh, Son of Ram Lakhan Singh, Resident of Village- Arna, P.S.-
Uchkagaon, District- Gopalganj.
7. Brij Kishore Singh, Son of Ram Lakhan Singh, Resident of Village- Arna,
P.S.- Uchkagaon, District- Gopalganj.
8. Vinod Singh, Son of Ram Lakhan Singh, Resident of Village- Arna, P.S.-
Uchkagaon, District- Gopalganj.
9. Lakshminiya Devi, daughter of Ram Lakhan Singh, Resident of Village-
Arna, P.S.- Uchkagaon, District- Gopalganj.
10. Urmila Devi, daughter of Ram Lakhan Singh, Resident of Village- Arna,
P.S.- Uchkagaon, District- Gopalganj.
11. Hiramati Devi, daughter of Ram Lakhan Singh, Resident of Village- Arna,
P.S.- Uchkagaon, District- Gopalganj.
12. Vimlawawti Devi, daughter of Ram Lakhan Singh, Resident of Village-
Arna, P.S.- Uchkagaon, District- Gopalganj.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ravindra Kumar, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Standing Counsel (10)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
3 31-03-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
grant of following relief(s):
“for issuance of writ of certiorari or writ of
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appropriate nature, order or direction
quashing/setting aside the order dated
26.06.2025 passed by Sri Ravindra Patwari,
learned Member (Judicial), The Bihar Land
Tribunal, Patna in B.L.T. Case No. 775 of 2023,
whereby and where under, the order dated
04.07.2023 passed by the Additional Collector,
Gopalganj in Mutation Revision Case No.
34/2021-22; the order dated 08.11.2021 passed
by the Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Hathua,
Gopalganj in Mutation Appeal No. 48/2021-22;
and the order dated 19.03.2020 passed by the
Circle Officer, Uchkagaon, Gopalganj in
Mutation Case No. 2303/2019-20 have been set
aside inappropriately, without any cogent
reasoning. The impugned order/judgment of
learned P.O of the Tribunal is bad and perverse
in law and fit to be set aside. The petitioner also
prays for an ad-interim order staying the
impugned order dt. 26.06.2025 passed in B.L.T.
Case No. 775 of 2023 during pendency of this
case as well as well as for issuance of any other
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appropriate writ / writ, order / orders, direction /
directions for which the petitioner would be
found entitled under the facts and circumstances
of the case.”
3. In this case, on 04.11.2025, notice was issued to
respondent nos. 5 to 12. As it was a peremptory order and not
complied, it stood dismissed on 18.11.2025.
4. Perused the file, consigned.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
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