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Patna High Court

Lal Mohan SinghversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

Decided
Disposal
WITHDRAWN

Holding

The petition was disposed of as infructuous due to settlement between the parties.

Summary

Lal Mohan Singh filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking to set aside an order dated 24 July 2015 passed by the Bihar Land Tribunal, which had restored a prior order of the Circle Officer. The petitioner alleged that the Tribunal's order was erroneous and requested its annulment along with any consequential reliefs. During the hearing, counsel informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement, rendering the petition moot. The court granted permission to withdraw the petition. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of as infructuous.

Issues considered

  • Whether the order dated 24 July 2015 passed by the Bihar Land Tribunal should be set aside.

Subjects

  • Land Tribunal
  • Writ Petition
  • Settlement
  • Infructuous
  • Civil Writ Jurisdiction
  • Bihar

Judgment

                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19699 of 2015
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                 Lal Mohan Singh son of late Ram Dayal Singh, resident of village – Jirakhan
                 Tola, Beapur, Police Station – Maner, District – Patna

                                                                            ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
                 1. The State Of Bihar.
                 2. The Bihar Land Tribunal, Patna.
                 3. The Additional District Magistrate, Saran at Chapra.
                 4. The Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Sonepur under district – Saran at
                 Chapra.
                 5. The Circle Officer, Sonepur, under district – Saran at Chapra.
                 6. Malti Devi wife of Bishun Dayal Rai, resident of Village – Shahpur Diara,
                 Post Office – Pahleja Police Station – Sonepur, District – Patna.

                                                           ... ... Respondent/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s   :      Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, Advocate
                 For the Respondent/s   :      Mr. GP-10-Smt. Kumari Amrita
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   02-02-2026                 Heard the parties.

                               2. The present petition has been preferred for the

                   following relief(s):

                                             “(I) This Hon'ble High Court may be

                                  graciously be pleased to set aside the impugned

                                  order dated 24th July 2015 as contained Annexure

                                  - 4 passed by Sri K.P. Ramaiah, the Member

                                  Administrative, the Bihar Land Tribunal, Patna in

                                  BLT Case No. 649 of 2014, whereby the order as

                                  contained Annexure passed by the learned Circle

                                  Officer is restored.
          Patna High Court CWJC No.19699 of 2015(3) dt.02-02-2026
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                                                 (II) Any other consequential reliefs may

                                    be allowed in favour of the petitioner for which

                                    petitioner     is     duly      entitled   under   fact   and

                                    circumstances of this case.”

                                3. It has been informed by Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh,

                    learned counsel for the petitioner that the parties have settled the

                    matter and as such, the writ petition has become infructuous and

                    prayer is for withdrawal of the petition.

                                4. Permission accorded.

                                5. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of as

                    infructuous.



                                                  (Rajiv Roy, J)
Adnan/-

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