Patna High Court
Rambilash Jha alias Ram Bilash JhaversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- PURNENDU SINGH
Holding
The Court held that there is no illegality in the impugned orders and therefore the writ petition must be dismissed.
Summary
The petitioner, Rambilash Jha, filed a writ petition seeking certiorari to quash three orders dated 11 September 2025, 23 January 2024 and 6 March 2018 issued respectively by the Bihar Land Tribunal, the Commissioner of Tirhut Division and the Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Sitamarhi. The petitioner alleged illegality in those orders and asked the High Court to set them aside. The Court examined the orders and found no illegality or infirmity in the Tribunal’s decision dated 11 September 2025. Consequently, the Court held that there was no ground for interference. The petition was therefore dismissed and the writ petition disposed of. No other relief was granted.
Issues considered
- Whether the order dated 11 September 2025 passed by the Bihar Land Tribunal is illegal and liable to be quashed by certiorari.
- Whether the order dated 23 January 2024 passed by the Commissioner, Tirhut Division is illegal and liable to be quashed by certiorari.
- Whether the order dated 6 March 2018 passed by the Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Sitamarhi is illegal and liable to be quashed by certiorari.
Subjects
- certiorari
- writ petition
- land reform
- Bihar Land Tribunal
- civil writ jurisdiction
- quash order
- equity
- justice
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2236 of 2026
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Rambilash Jha alias Ram Bilash Jha son of Late Lakshman Jha, Resident of
village and Post Govind Fandah, P.S. and District - Sitamarhi (Bihar).
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land
Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Commissioner, TirhutDivison, Muzaffarpur.
3. The Collector, Sitamarhi.
4. The Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Sitamarhi Sadar.
5. The Circle Officer, Circle Office Dumra, Sitamarhi.
6. Kamalkant Jha, son of late Ram Awatar Jha, Resident of village and Post
Govind Fandah, P.S. and District Sitamarhi (Bihar).
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Amit Kumar Jha, Advocate.
For the State : Mr. Ramadhar Singh, G.P.-25.
Respondent No.6 : Mr. Ranjan Kumar Dubey, Advocate.
Mr. Shashank Kashyap, Advocate.
Mr. Kumar Gaurav, Advocate.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 10-02-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
petitioner; learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for
the respondent no.6.
2. The petitioner in paragraph no. 1 of the present writ
petition has sought, inter alia, following relief(s), which is
reproduced hereinafter:-
“i. For issuance of order, direction or writ of
certiorari to quash the order dated 11.09.2025 passed in
B.L.T. Case No. 545 of 2024 by the Bihar Land Tribunal by
which the case preferred by the petitioner has been
dismissed by affirming the order dated 23.01.2024 passed
in BLDR Appeal No. 64 of 2018 passed by learned
Commissioner, Tirhut, Muzaffarpur whereby appeal
Patna High Court CWJC No.2236 of 2026(2) dt.10-02-2026
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preferred by the petitioner has been dismissed and order
dated 06.03.2018 in BLDR Case No. 05 of 2017-18 passed
by learned DCLR, Sitamarhi was affirmed.”
ii. For issuance of order, direction or writ of
certiorari to quash the order dated 23.01.2024 passed in
BLDR Appeal No. 64 of 2018 passed by learned
Commissioner, Tirhut, Muzaffarpur.
iii. For issuance of order, direction or writ of
certiorari to quash the order dated 06.03.2018 passed in
BLDR Case No. 05 of 2017-18 passed by learned DCLR,
Sitamarhi.
iv. For any other order / orders or direction
which your Lordship may deem fit and proper in the interest
of equity, justice and good conscience.”
3. I don’t find any illegality or infirmity in the order
dated 11.09.2025 passed by the learned Chairman in BLT Case
No. 545 of 2024. In that view, the present writ petition don’t
require any interference of this Court.
4. The writ petition, accordingly, stands disposed of.
(Purnendu Singh, J)
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