Patna High Court
Ram Ayodhya SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The petitioner must approach the Bihar Land Tribunal; the writ petition is dismissed.
Summary
Ram Ayodhya Singh filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking to quash an order dated 14‑08‑2025 passed by the Additional District Magistrate, Arwal, which disallowed his application for revision of land mutation concerning Khata No.81, Plot No.169 in Chiraiya Tand, Arwal. The State counsel argued that the order was affirmed by the Circle Officer and Deputy Collector and that the petitioner should have approached the Bihar Land Tribunal instead of the High Court. The petitioner contended that the order was erroneous and that steps should be taken to approach the appropriate tribunal. The Court held that the petitioner indeed has a statutory forum before the Bihar Land Tribunal for redressal of his grievance. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed and the petitioner was directed to approach the Tribunal.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is maintainable before the High Court or must first approach the Bihar Land Tribunal for the mutation revision grievance
- Whether the order of the Additional District Magistrate disallowing the mutation revision can be quashed by a writ
Subjects
- land mutation
- civil writ jurisdiction
- high court jurisdiction
- land reform
- Bihar Land Tribunal
- mutation revision
- consent of land holders
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20830 of 2025
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Ram Ayodhya Singh S/o Late Sahdeowan Singh, At- Khankulipur Tola, P.S.
Arwal, District- Arwal.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Land Revenue Department,
Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Additional District Magistrate, Arwal, At- Collectoriate Compound,
Arwal.
3. Land Reforms Officer, Arwal At- Collectoriate Compound, Arwal.
4. Circle Officer, Arwal.
5. Sanjay Singh, S/o Mundrika Singh, R/o Village- Chiraiya Tand Tola- Nonia
Bigha, P.S. Arwal, District- Arwal.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Mukesh Kumar Singh, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr.Nutan Sahay, AC to AAG (12)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
2 08-01-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
following relief/s:
(i) to quash the order dated 14.08.2025
passed by the learned A.D.M. Arwal in M.R.
No.89/2024-25 by which the land mutation
revision application has been disallowed in
connection with Khata No.81, Plot No. 169,
Area 12 decimal in the village/Mauza
Chiraiya Tand, Anchal Arwal, District-
Arwal.
Patna High Court CWJC No.20830 of 2025(2) dt.08-01-2026
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3. At the outset, learned State counsel submits that the
order in question has been passed by the Additional District
Magistrate, Arwal affirming the order passed by the Circle
Officer, Arwal and the Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Arwal
4. In that background, the petitioner ought to have
moved before the Bihar Land Tribunal instead of approaching
the Patna High Court. On merit, the submission is also that the
consent of the all the land holders has not been taken as
recorded in the order of learned D.C.L.R., Arwal.
5. Be that as it may, the petitioner has a forum by
approaching the Bihar Land Tribunal where he should go for the
redressal of the grievance.
6. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
appropriate steps shall be taken for approaching the concerned
Tribunal.
7. Granting said liberty, the writ petition is disposed
of.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Ravi/-
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