Patna High Court
Prabhu ChaudharyversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The Court directed the Additional Collector to hear and dispose of the pending revision within four months and disposed of the writ petition.
Summary
The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Additional Collector, Muzaffarpur, to dispose of Revision Case No. 108/2023‑24, which challenged an order dated 24‑03‑2023 passed by the District Collector of Land Records in a mutation appeal. The petition highlighted that the revision had been pending for two years without any indication of disposal. The State counsel could not confirm whether the revision had been decided. The Court observed that the matter remained pending and directed the Additional Collector to take up the case, hear all parties, and dispose of it within four months. The Court further noted that if the case had already been disposed, no further action would be required. Accordingly, the writ petition was disposed with the said observation.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can issue a direction to the Additional Collector to expedite the disposal of a pending revision case under the land‑records administration?
Subjects
- writ petition
- civil writ jurisdiction
- revision
- mutation appeal
- administrative delay
- direction to authority
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9469 of 2025
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Prabhu Chaudhary S/o Late Baidyanath Chaudhary @ Baidnath Chaudhary
resident of Village- Mustafaganj, P.S.-Minapur, District- Muzaffarpur
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur
2. The Additional Collector, Muzaffarpur
3. The Deputy Collector Land Reform East Muzaffarpur, P.S.- Muzaffarpur,
District- Muzaffarpur
4. The Circle Officer, Minapur, District Muzaffarpur
5. Krishnandan Rai S/o Late Rambilash Rai R/o Village-Chak Jamal, P.O.-
Mandeiya, P.S.-Minapur, District-Muzaffarpur.
6. Manoj Ram Mestar Son of Late Sonelal Mestar, Resident of Village-
Mustafaganj, P.S.-Minapur, District-Muzaffarpur
7. Vinod Ram Mestar Son of Late Sonelal Mestar, Resident of Village-
Mustafaganj, P.S.-Minapur, District- Muzaffarpur
8. Diwakar Kumar, S/o Late Rm Naresh Thakur Resident of Village and P.O.-
Shitalpatti, P.S.-Siwaipatti, District- Muzaffarpur.
9. Krishna Murari Prasad S/o Late Shambhu Sharan Sinha Resident of
Mohalla- Amghatta, Ward No.1, Bhind Global School, P.O.-Dumra, P.S.-
Dumra, District-Sitamarhi.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sheo Kumar Prasad, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Kumar Pankaj, AC to SC 5
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
2 24-03-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present writ petition has been preferred for
grant of following relief(s):-
“for issuance of appropriate
writ/writs, order/orders, direction/directions to
the learned Additional Collector, Muzaffarpur
to dispose of the Revision Case no. 108/2023-
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2024 filed by the petitioner against the order
dated 24.03.2023 passed by D.C.L.R.,
Muzaffarpur in Mutation Appeal No. 15/2022-
23 which was also dismissed confirming the
order of C.O., Minapur as it is pending since
long and or pass such order/ orders which the
Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper.”
3. It is unfortunate that even for disposal of the case,
people have to knock the doors of Patna High Court.
4. In the present case, the petitioner has come with a
limited prayer, to direct the respondents to dispose of the
Revision Case No. 108/23-24 preferred by him against the order
dated 24.03.2023 passed by the learned D.C.L.R., Muzaffarpur
in Mutation Appeal No. 15/2022-23.
5. Learned State counsel submits that though he had
made correspondence with the State respondents, no further
instructions is the there whether the Revision case has been
disposed of or not. The year 2023-24 itself shows that for two
years, the case is pending before the learned Additional
Collector, Muzaffarpur.
6. In that background, instead of keeping the case
pending, it is directed that the Additional Collector, Muzaffarpur
shall be taking up the matter at an earliest, shall be
noticing/hearing all the parties in Revision Case No. 108/23-24
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whereafter, it shall be disposed of in next four months.
7. The aforesaid order has been passed in the
background that the case is still pending before him. If the case
has been disposed of, no further steps is to be taken up.
8. The writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid
observation.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Ranjeet/-
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