Patna High Court
Sachit PrasadversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The Court granted the petitioner liberty to approach the appropriate authority and disposed of the petition without commenting on its merits.
Summary
The petitioner, Sachit Prasad, filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the respondents to restore an earlier order of the Circle Officer that had corrected the online Jamabandi of his disputed land after verification. He alleged that the correction order was later reviewed and cancelled by the same officer without any notice to him. The petitioner requested liberty to approach the appropriate authority or court for redressal of this grievance. The Court, after hearing counsel, granted the petitioner liberty to approach the appropriate forum and disposed of the writ petition without addressing the merits of the case. No substantive order on the restoration of the Jamabandi correction was made.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to a direction to restore the earlier corrected Jamabandi order.
- Whether the cancellation of the correction order without notice violates principles of natural justice.
- Whether the petitioner can be granted liberty to approach a higher authority for redressal.
Subjects
- Land records
- Jamabandi
- Administrative review
- Natural justice
- Writ petition
- Civil writ jurisdiction
- Online land records correction
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16375 of 2023
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Sachit Prasad Son of Ram Nandan Singh, Resident of Village- Shadikpur,
Nardiganj, P.O. and P.S.- Nardiganj, District- Nawada (Bihar).
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
2. The District Magistrate, Nalanda.
3. Additional District Magistrate, Nalanda.
4. Deputy Collector, Land Reforms Rajgir (Nalanda)
5. The Circle Officer, Rajgir.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ravi Kumar, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Raj Kishore Roy (GP-18)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
2 27-04-2026 Heard Mr. Shashi Kumar, learned counsel for the
petitioner and the State.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
following relief(s):
“for giving direction to respondents to
pass an appropriate order on representations filed
by petitioner for restoring the earlier order of
Respondent No.-5 by which online Jamabandi of
disputed land was corrected after proper
verification by Respondent No.-5 but suddenly
later on, the said correction order has been
reviewed and cancelled by Respondent No.-5
Patna High Court CWJC No.16375 of 2023(2) dt.27-04-2026
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without any notice to the petitioner.”
3. After some argument, learned counsel for the
petitioner submits that he be permitted to approach appropriate
authority/Court for the redressal of the grievance.
4. Granting said liberty and without commenting on
the merit of the case, the writ petition stands disposed of.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Adnan/-
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