Patna High Court
Upendra MandalversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The DLSO must take up the correction of the Revisional Survey Khatiyan and pass an appropriate order within six months.
Summary
The petitioner, Upendra Mandal, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the District Land Settlement Officer (DLSO) of Bhagalpur to correct the Revisional Survey Khatiyan where his land had been erroneously recorded in the names of other persons, despite the original cadastral records showing ownership in his father's name. The petition detailed the discrepancies between the old cadastral entries (totaling 13.39 decimals) and the new revisional survey entries (totaling 13.04 decimals) which listed different owners. The petitioner’s counsel requested that the DLSO be ordered to take up the matter within four weeks and pass a corrective order within six months. The court, after hearing, directed the DLSO to consider the petition, hear all necessary parties, and issue an appropriate order within six months. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of, effectively granting the relief sought.
Issues considered
- Whether the District Land Settlement Officer is duty bound to correct the Revisional Survey Khatiyan entries in favor of the petitioner under the applicable land reform statutes.
Subjects
- Land reform
- Revisional Survey
- Khatiyan correction
- Writ of mandamus
- Civil writ jurisdiction
- District Land Settlement Officer
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5820 of 2026
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Upendra Mandal Son of Late Jago Mandal, Resident of Village-Parbatta, P.O.-
Sahu Parbatta, P.S.-Esmilepur, District- Bhagalpur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land,
Government of Bihar, Patna.
3. The Additional Secretary, Department of Home, Government of Bihar,
Patna.
4. The Collector cum District Magistrate, Bhagalpur.
5. The District Land Settlement Officer, Bhagalpur.
6. The Land Reforms Deputy Collector, Naugachia, Bhagalpur.
7. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Naugachia, Bhagalpur.
8. The Block Development Officer, Ismilepur, Bhagalpur.
9. The Circle Officer, Ismilepur, Bhagalpur.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Ojha, Adv.
Mr. Ved Prakash Chandan, Adv.
Mr. Govind Lal Pandit, Adv.
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Standing Counsel 18
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
2 04-05-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present writ petition has been preferred:
for issuance of an appropriate writ/writs,
order/orders, direction/directions in the nature
of Mandamus directing the Respondents District
Land Settlement Officer, Bhagalpur to correct
the current Revisional Survey Khatiyan in which
petitioner's land has wrongly been entered in the
name of other persons in view of
Kramik/Cadastral Khatiyan in which the land in
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question is recorded in name of petitioner's
father namely Late Jago Mandal of Parbatta,
P.O.-Sahu Parbatta, P.S.-Esmilepur, District-
Bhagalpur. In Cadastral Survey, in Mouja-
Parbatta, Old Khata no.134, Old Khesra
no.2524, area 8.88 decimals, Old Khata no.242,
Old Khesra no.2498, area 1.34 decimals, Old
Khata no.512, Old Khesra no.927, area 0.33
decimals, Old Khata no.593, Old Khesra
no.977, area 2.84 decimals Total area 13.39
decimals. But in the revisional survey operation
in Thana no.33, New Khata no.953, New Khesra
no.2753 and Rakba-3.54 decimals, New Khata
no.26, New Khesra no.2754 and Rakba-4.45
decimals, New Khata no.114, New Khesra
no.2758 and Rakba-0.22 decimals, New Khata
no.114, New Khesra no.2759 and Rakba-0.53
decimals, New Khata no.1254, New Khesra
no.2735 and Rakba-1.34 decimals, New Khata
no.1480, New Khesra no.1691 and Rakba-0.33
decimals, New Khata no.1142, New Khesra
no.1712 and Rakba-2.63 decimals total Rakba
13.04 Decimals, created and stands in the name
of different persons which will clear by seeing
the trace map etc. prepared by the local Amin.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that they
shall be approaching the respondent No. 5, the District Land
Settlement Officer, Bhagalpur in next four weeks.
4. In that case, the concerned respondent No. 5, The
District Land Settlement Officer, Bhagalpur shall be duty bound to
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take up the matter and after hearing all the necessary parties, will
conclude the matter and pass an appropriate order in next six
months.
5. The present writ petition stands disposed of.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Vijay Singh/-
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