Patna High Court
Ramanand Prasad JaisawalversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The writ petition is disposed, with the court directing that the pending Jamabandi cancellation case be concluded at the earliest.
Summary
The petitioner, Ramanand Prasad Jaisawal, sought a writ of mandamus directing the State officials to correct Jamabandi No. 296 for his 2.982½‑acre land, alleging that respondents colluded to issue duplicate receipts for 1.20½ decimal of the same land, leading to a pending cancellation case. He claimed bias and inaction by the Additional Collector, Purnea, who had kept the matter pending without reason. The petitioner also requested liberty for his family to approach the Additional Collector for redress. The court noted the pending Jamabandi Cancellation Case No. 1/2019‑20/42/2019‑20 and directed that it be concluded promptly. No substantive order to rectify the Jamabandi was issued; instead, the writ petition was disposed with the observation that the pending case should be taken to its logical conclusion. The petition was therefore dismissed without granting the writ.
Issues considered
- What relief, if any, should be granted to correct the Jamabandi entry for the petitioner's land?
- Whether the court should direct the Additional Collector to expedite the pending Jamabandi cancellation case.
Subjects
- land dispute
- jamabandi
- mandamus
- administrative law
- property rights
- land grabbing
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4461 of 2026
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Ramanand Prasad Jaisawal Son of Late Jagdish Bhagat, Resident of
Bihariganj, P.S.-Bihariganj, District-Madhepura.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
2. The District Magistrate, Purnea.
3. The Additional Collector, Purnea.
4. The Sub Divisional Police Objection Redressal Officer, Dhamdaha, District-
Purnea.
5. The Anchaladhikari, Barhara Kothi Anchal, District-Purnea.
6. The Halka Karmchari, Barhara Kothi Anchal, District-Purnea.
7. The Anchal Inspector, Barhara Kothi Anchal, District-Purnea.
8. The Anchal Amin, Barhara Kothi Anchal, District-Purnea.
9. Yogendra Rai, son of Late Maheshar Rai, Resident of Village-Sahsaul, P.S.-
Barhara Kothi, District-Purnea.
10. Md. Naza Mian @ Nazmul Hoda, Son of Abdul Latif, Resident of Village-
Sahsaul, P.S.-Barhara Kothi, District-Purnea.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Nagendra Upadhyay, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Government Pleader (19)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
2 15-04-2026 Heard Mr. Nagendra Upadhyay, learned counsel for
the petitioner and learned counsel representing the State.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
grant of following relief(s):
“for issuance of a writ in the nature of
mandamus for directing the concerned
respondents to rectify/correct the Jamabandi
number 296 of 2.982½ acre of the land of the
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petitioner appertaining to khata No. 296, khesra
No. 65 of Mauja Sasaul in which land was
purchased by the father of the petitioner vide
registered deed and got his land mutated in his
favour and Jamabandi number was created in
his name but the respondent No. 9 in collusion
with some Anchal staffs got receipts issued in his
favour for the land of the petitioner measuring
an area of 1.20 ½ decimal of the aforesaid khata
and khesra again for which the petitioner filed
objection before the concerned authorities
including Sub-Divisional Public Objection
Redressal officer Dhamdaha, Anchaladhikari
Dhamdaha and accordingly Jamabandi
cancellation Case No.1/2019-20 / 42/2019-20
was drawn up by the Additional Collector,
Purnea who after receipt of the report from the
Anchaladhikari, Dhamdaha and after filing of
the pleading by the petitioner and others has
kept the matter pending without any reason
which shows his biasness against the petitioner
and thus this Hon'ble court should the concerned
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authorities including the Additional Collector,
Purnea to decide the case in accordance with
law so that the right and interest of the petitioner
to possession his ancestral land may be
protected and the petitioner may not be
dispossessed from his land by land grabbers.”
3. In the presence of learned State counsel, learned
counsel for the petitioner submits that the sole petitioner is no
more and as such, family be granted liberty to approach the
respondent no.3, the Additional Collector, Purnea for redressal
of the grievance.
4. This Court has taken note of the Jamabandi
Cancellation Case No. 1/2019-20 / 42/2019-20 (State vs.
Ramanand Prasad and Ors.) which is pending before the
concerned respondent, the Additional Collector, Purnea.
5. It is expected that if the same has not been disposed
of, shall be taken to its logical conclusion at an earliest.
6. The writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid
observation.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
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