Patna High Court
Gopal Jee PrasadversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The petition must be filed before the Circle Officer, Goh, Aurangabad, for the correction of the online rent receipt, and the High Court will not entertain the writ otherwise.
Summary
The petitioner, Gopal Jee Prasad, filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the State of Bihar and its revenue officials to correct entries in the online rent receipt records for several of his land plots for the years 2020-21 to 2024-25, and to take action against the person who allegedly made the erroneous entries. The High Court examined whether it could directly order the correction of the online records and impose punitive action. The Court held that the appropriate remedy is to approach the concerned Circle Officer, who has the jurisdiction to entertain such a request. Consequently, the Court directed the petitioner to file a proper petition before the Circle Officer, Goh, Aurangabad. The writ petition was therefore disposed of without any substantive order on the correction itself.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate forum for seeking correction of online rent receipt entries?
- Can the High Court directly direct the revenue authorities to amend online records and punish the erring officer?
Subjects
- rent receipt correction
- land revenue
- online records
- writ jurisdiction
- administrative remedy
- circle officer
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7738 of 2025
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Gopal Jee Prasad Son of Late Ram Chandra Saw, Resident of Village and
P.O.- Bela Warish, P.S.- Goh, District- Aurangabad.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Land and Revenue
Department, Bihar, Patna.
2. The District Magistrate, Aurangabad.
3. The Circle Officer, Goh, Aurangabad.
4. The Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Aurangabad.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Saroj Kumar, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Standing Counsel (18)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
2 05-05-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
grant of following relief(s):
“for a direction to the respondent
authority to make proper correction in online
Rent receipt of petitioner lands, with regard to
are as follows (i) Khata No. 3 Plot No. 214, (2)
Khata No. 8, Plot No. 161, 241, 375, 389 (III)
Khata No. 24 Plot No. 146, (iv) Khata No. 110
Plot No. 63 and further for a direction to the
respondent Collector to take action against the
concerned person who has make the wrong Rent
Patna High Court CWJC No.7738 of 2025(2) dt.05-05-2026
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receipt of year 2020-21 vide dated 3-07-2020
and 2021-22 to 2024-25 dated 27.05.2024.”
3. Let the petitioner prefer a proper petition before the
office of respondent no.3, the Circle Officer, Goh, Aurangabad
so that the same can be entertained and an appropriate order
passed in accordance with law.
4. The writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid
observation.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
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