Patna High Court
Gajendra Singh and OrsversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The petition was dismissed as withdrawn, and no writ of mandamus was issued.
Summary
The petitioners, a group of landowners, filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking a mandamus directing the State of Bihar and its officials not to disturb or dispossess them from land they had purchased through registered sale deeds. The petition sought an injunction against the respondents, including the District Magistrate, S.D.O., and Circle Officer. The petitioners later moved the court for withdrawal of the petition. The court considered the request for withdrawal. As the petition was withdrawn, the court dismissed the application without issuing any writ. No substantive merits on the issue of mandamus were adjudicated.
Issues considered
- Whether the court should issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents not to disturb the petitioners' possession of land purchased by registered sale deeds
Subjects
- mandamus
- land possession
- writ jurisdiction
- petition withdrawn
- civil writ
- Patna High Court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1975 of 2017
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1. Gajendra Singh and Ors Son of Late Sahdeo Singh, resident of Village and
P.O Lahsuna, P.S. Masaurhi, District- Patna.
2. Ramesh Kumar, Son of Late Ram Prasad Singh, Resident of Village-
Murtazapur, P.O. Masathu, P.S. Belchhi, District- Patna.
3. Sanju Devi, Wife of Gajendra Singh, Resident of Village and P.O- Lahsuna,
P.S Masaurhi, District- Patna.
4. Poonam Kumari, Wife of Ramesh Kumar, Resident of Village- Murtazapur,
P.O. Masathu, P.S. Belchhi, District- Patna.
5. Jaimanti Devi, Widoe of Late Chandradeo Singh, resident of Village
Lahsuna, P.S- Masaurhi, District- Patna.
6. Smt. Sumi Rekha Devi, Wife of Suresh Prasad, Resident of Village
Murtazapur, P.O. Masuthu, P.S. Belchhi, District- Patna.
7. Akash Deep, son of Sri Gajendra Singh, resident of Village Lahsuna, P.S.
Masaurhi, District- Patna.
8. Chameli Devi, Wife Of Late Ram Prasad Singh, Resident of Village
Murtazapur, P.O. Masuthu, P.S. Belchhi, District- Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State Of Bihar and Ors
2. The District Magistrate, Patna.
3. The S.D.O. Patna.
4. The Circle Officer, Sampatchak, Patna-7.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Naresh Prasad, Adv.
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Md. Khurshid Alam- Aag12
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
2 06-01-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present application has been preferred:
for issuance of a writ in the nature
of Mandamaus for direction to the
respondents not trying to disturb and
dispossess the petitioners from their land
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purchased through various registered sale
deeds.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for
withdrawal of the petition.
3. Accordingly, the same is dismissed as withdrawn.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Vijay Singh/-
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