Patna High Court
Manju SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- PURNENDU SINGH
Holding
The writ petition was dismissed and the petition disposed of.
Summary
Manju Singh filed a writ petition seeking to set aside an order dated 31.05.2025 passed by the Additional District Magistrate, Aurangabad, which had partly confirmed a 2018 order granting her a one‑third share of land under Schedule‑VIII. She also requested cancellation of Jamabandi entries in the names of respondent No.7 and creation of new Jamabandi in her name, based on a decree dated 31.07.2022, and directed the authorities to pay compensation. The petition was heard before Justice Purnendu Singh. The court granted permission to approach the appropriate authority and subsequently disposed of the writ petition and any interlocutory applications. No substantive relief was granted to the petitioner.
Issues considered
- Whether the order dated 31.05.2025 of the Additional District Magistrate can be set aside.
- Whether the Jamabandi entries in the names of respondent No.7 can be cancelled and re‑entered in the petitioner’s name.
- Whether the authorities can be directed to pay compensation to the petitioner.
Subjects
- Land Reform
- Jamabandi
- Civil Writ Jurisdiction
- Compensation
- Schedule‑VIII
- District Magistrate
- Writ of Mandamus
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20089 of 2025
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Manju Singh W/o Arbind Kishore Singh @ Arvind Singh, D/o Late Lalsharan
Singh, R/o Village-Poiwan, P.S.-Muffasil, District-Aurangabad. At present
R/o Veena Bihar Apartment, Block-C.F. No. 206, Niti Bagh, Rukunpura, P.S.
Rupaspur, District-Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar .
2. The District Magistrate cum Collector, Aurangabad.
3. The Additional District Magistrate, Aurangabad.
4. The Deputy Collector of Land Reforms (DCLR), Aurangabad.
5. The District Registrar, Aurangabad.
6. The Circle Officer Sadar, Aurangabad.
7. Ravi Kumar Singh, S/o Ram Naresh Singh, R/o Village-Karma Bhagwan,
P.S. Aurangabad Muffasil, District-Aurangabad.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Ms.Mukul Kumari, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr.S.Raza Ahmad, AAG 5
Mr.Vishwambhar Prasad AC to AAG 5
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 05-01-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
petitioner and the learned counsel for the State.
2. The petitioner in paragraph no. 1 of the present writ
petition has sought inter alia following relief(s), which is
reproduced hereinafter : -
(i) To set aside the order dated 31.05.2025
in JBCA-155/2023-24 passed by the learned
Additional District Magistrate, Aurangabad whereby
and whereunder the learned Addl. District
Magistrate, Aurangabad has partly allowed and
confirm the order dated 03.10.2018, in T.S No.
482/2016, CIS No. 292/2016 passed by the Court of
Sub-Judge-1, Aurangabad for Jamabandi with respect
to allotted 1/3 part of the land under Schedule-VIII in
favour of the petitioner bearing Khata No. 266, Plot
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No. 194, area 30 decimal, Khata No. 133, Plot No.
876, area 02 decimal total area 32 decimal land.
(ii) To cancellation of Jamabandi No. 146
and 165 in the name of respondent no. 7 and
Jamabandi be created in the name of petitioner
whereby and where under the final decreed has
already been passed in favour of petitioner vide
Judgment dated 31.07.2022 with respect to the land
in question, allotted to her, through T.S No. 482 of
2016, C.I.S No. 292/2016 passed by the Court of
Sub-Judge-1, Aurangabad.
(iii) To issuance of writ in nature of
mandamus or any appropriate writ/ Writs, order and
direction to direct the respondent authorities to pay
the compensation amount to the petitioner.”
3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
petitioner seeks to avail remedy before the appropriate
authority/forum against the order dated 31.05.2025 passed in
JBCA-155/2023-24 by the learned Additional District
Magistrate, Aurangabad for the relief(s) as prayed for in the
present writ petition.
4. Permission accorded.
5. With the above observation/direction, the present
writ petition stands disposed of.
6. Interlocutory Application(s), if any, also stands
disposed of.
(Purnendu Singh, J)
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