Patna High Court
Amit Kumar PankajversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- CONSIGNED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The petition is dismissed for non‑compliance with the Court’s direction to remove defects within the prescribed time.
Summary
The petitioners, a group of individuals from Harbhanga village, filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking to quash several orders: an impugned order of a Bihar Land Tribunal member dated 15 May 2025, an order of the Additional Collector dated 12 December 2022 in a mutation revision case, and an order of the Deputy Collector in a mutation appeal, alleging they were illegal, malicious and not in accordance with law. They also sought confirmation of the order of the Circle Officer dated 18 May 2018 as appropriate. The Court gave the petitioners three weeks on 17 November 2025 to rectify defects in the petition, but the petitioners failed to comply. Consequently, the petition was rejected on 8 December 2025. The Court noted the procedural default and dismissed the petition without entertaining the merits of the substantive challenges to the impugned orders.
Issues considered
- Whether the impugned orders of the Bihar Land Tribunal member and the Additional Collector are illegal, malicious and violative of law and can be set aside.
- Whether the petitioner's failure to remove defects within the stipulated time warrants dismissal of the writ petition.
- Whether the order of the Circle Officer in the mutation case is valid and should be upheld.
Subjects
- Land Tribunal
- Mutation
- Impugned order
- Quash
- Procedural default
- Administrative law
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17590 of 2025
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1. Amit Kumar Pankaj S/o Triveni Prasad Yadav, Resident of Village
Harbhanga, PO and PS Sarsi, District Purnia, Pin Code 854306.
2. Ajit Kumar, S/o Triveni Prasad Yadav, Resident of Village Harbhanga, PO
and PS Sarsi, District Purnia, Pin Code 854306.
3. Amarjit Kumar Yadav, S/o Triveni Prasad Yadav, Resident of Village
Harbhanga, PO and PS Sarsi, District Purnia, Pin Code 854306.
4. Most. Abhileshi Yadav, W/o Late Praduman Yadav, Resident of Village
Harbhanga, PO and PS Sarsi, District Purnia, Pin Code 854306.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar learned the Principal Secretary, Land Revenue and
Reforms Department.
2. The Additional Collector, Purnia, District Purnea.
3. The Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Banmankhi, PS Banmankhi, Distict
Purnea.
4. The Circle Officer, Banmankhi, PS Banmankhi, Distt Purneu.
5. Sanjiv Kumar Yadav, S/o Late Gajendra Yadav, Resident of Village
Harbhanga, PO and PS Sarsi, District Purnia, Pin Code 854306.
6. Rajiv Yadav, S/o Late Gajendra Yadav, Resident of Village Harbhanga, PO
and PS Sarsi, District Purnia, Pin Code 854306.
7. Rakesh Roushan, S/o Late Gajendra Yadav, Resident of Village Harbhanga,
PO and PS Sarsi, District Purnia, Pin Code 854306.
8. Deo Raj Kumar Yadav, S/o Late Yogendra Prasad Yadav, Resident of Village
Harbhanga, PO and PS Sarsi, District Purnia, Pin Code 854306.
9. Roushan Kumar, S/o Late Yogendra Prasad Yadav, Resident of Village
Harbhanga, PO and PS Sarsi, District Purnia, Pin Code 854306.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Rajesh Kumar
For the Respondent/s : Mr.Standing Counsel (16)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
3 05-01-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
following relief/s:
(i) "for quashing/setting aside of the impugn
order passed by the Learned Administrative
Patna High Court CWJC No.17590 of 2025(3) dt.05-01-2026
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Member of Bihar Land Tribunal, Patna in
B.L.T. Case No:357/2023 on di. 15.05.25 in
Amit Kumar Pankaj &Ors vs The State of
Bihar & Anrs simultaneously setting aside of
the impugn order dt. 12.12.22 passed by the
Add. Collector Purnea in Mutation Revision
Case no.64/2018-19 impugn order passed in
Mutation Appeal Case no.14/2016-17 by the
D.C.L.R. Banmankhi as illegal, malicious not
in accordance with law while confirming
uphelding the order passed by the Circle
Officer, Banmankhi in Mutation Case
no.6160/2015-16 on dt 18.05.18 appropriate
in accordance with law.
3. On 17.11.2025, three weeks time was granted to the
petitioner to remove the defect(s) and the order was peremptory.
4. As the same was not complied, it stood rejected on
08.12.2025.
5. Perused the file, consigned.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
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