Patna High Court
Ram Sagar Prasad Singh and AnrversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The petition was dismissed as withdrawn, and no writ was issued.
Summary
Petitioners Ram Sagar Prasad Singh and Tara Devi filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State of Bihar and its officials to reopen a ceiling proceeding against Mahanth Ramjeevan Das and to denotify seven kathas of land that had been declared surplus in the Begusarai district Gazette. The petition alleged that the land, identified by specific Khata and Khesra numbers, should be restored to the petitioners. The petition was later withdrawn on the instructions of the petitioner's counsel, Mr. Mritunjay Kumar. Consequently, the Court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the petition were examined.
Issues considered
- Whether the Court can issue a writ of mandamus ordering the reopening of a ceiling proceeding and denotification of surplus land.
Subjects
- writ of mandamus
- ceiling proceeding
- land denotification
- surplus land
- petition withdrawn
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1702 of 2017
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1. Ram Sagar Prasad Singh son of Late Ram Khelawan Singh
2. Tara Devi Wife of Ram Sagar Prasad Singh Both are residents of Sarvodaya
Nagar, Police Station - Town Begusarai, District - Begusarai.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State Of Bihar
2. The Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department,
Government of Bihar, Patna.
3. The District Magistrate, Begusarai.
4. The Circle Officer, Begusarai, District - Begusarai.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mritunjay Kumar, Advocate
For the State : Mrs. Nutan Sahay, AC to AAG-12
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
2 12-01-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
grant of following relief(s):
“for issuance of a writ in the nature of
writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ,
order or direction commanding the respondents
to reopen the ceiling proceeding concluded
against one Mahanth Ramjeevan Das and
denotify 7 kathas of land of petitioners
pertaining to Khata No. 9, Khesra No. 1291 and
1292 under Thana No. 342 of Mauza-Mirzapur
Patna High Court CWJC No.1702 of 2017(2) dt.12-01-2026
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Bandura, Ward No. 22 within the municipal area
of Begusarai which has been declared as surplus
land and notified in Begusarai District Gazette
Notification no.1/90-91 dated 16.08.1990
published on 09.09.1990 by respondent no. 3.”
3. Mr. Vibhuti Kumar on the instruction of the Mr.
Mritunjay Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner prays for
withdrawal of the petition.
4. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as
withdrawn.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
vinayak/-
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