Patna High Court

Ramesh PaswanversusThe State of Bihar through Shri Brajesh Mehrotra, the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar

Decided: 17 April 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: MOHIT KUMAR SHAH

Holding

The Court granted liberty to the petitioner to challenge the Collector’s order and disposed of the petition.

Summary

The petitioner, Ramesh Paswan, filed a writ petition challenging the order dated 07.01.2025 passed by the Collector of West Champaran, which was issued in response to the High Court’s earlier order of 17.05.2019 in CWJC No. 4465 of 2019. The opposite parties contended that the Collector’s order complied with the Court’s direction. The petitioner’s counsel sought liberty to contest the Collector’s order through any appropriate legal remedy. The Court granted the requested liberty, allowing the petitioner to challenge the order, and consequently disposed of the petition. The petition was therefore dismissed without further adjudication on the merits.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to liberty to challenge the Collector’s order dated 07.01.2025 issued under the direction of the Court’s earlier order.

Subjects

civil writ jurisdiction
liberty to challenge order
high court order compliance
petition disposed
collector order

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                           Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3123 of 2024
                                                   In
                             Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4465 of 2019
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                 Ramesh Paswan Son of Late Bhagan Paswan, Resident of village - Sisawa,
                 Bahuarwa Kala, Police Station - Shikarpur, District - West Champaran at
                 Bettiah.

                                                                          ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                  Versus

           1.    The State of Bihar through Shri Brajesh Mehrotra, the Chief Secretary,
                 Government of Bihar Patna.
           2.    Shri, the Bihar State Board of Religious Trust through its Secretary Mr.
                 Rakesh Kumar Vidyapati Marg, Patna.
           3.    Shri Akhilesh Jain, the Chairman of Religious Trusts, Bihar State Board of
                 Religious Trust, Vidyapati Marg, Patna.
           4.    Shri Dinesh Kumar Rai, the Collector, West Champaran.
           5.    Shri Rajiv Kumar Singh, the Additional Collector (Revenue Section),
                 District- West Champaran at Bettiah.
           6.    Shri Surya Prakash Gupta, the Sub Divisional Officer, Narkatiyaganj,
                 District- West Champaran at Bettiah.
           7.    Shri Sudhanshu Shekhar, the Circle Officer, Narkatiyaganj, District- West
                 Champaran at Bettiah.

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :   Mr. Mohan Kumar Tiwari, Advocate
                                              Mr. Ujjwal Kumar, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :   Mr. Raj Kishore Roy, GP-18
                                              Ms. Prerna Anand, AC to GP-18
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   17-04-2026              The Ld. Collector, West Champaran at Bettiah has already

                   passed a reasoned order dated 07.01.2025 in Case No. Revenue

                   Miscellaneous-12 of 2019-20 in pursuance to the order of this

                   Court dated 17.05.2019 passed in CWJC No. 4465 of 2019,

                   hence it is prayed by the Ld. Counsel for the opposite parties

                   that the order of this Court has stood complied with.
         Patna High Court MJC No.3123 of 2024(3) dt.17-04-2026
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                   2.      In view of the aforesaid, the Ld. Counsel for the petitioner

                   seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioner to challenge the

                   aforesaid order dated 07.01.2025, if so advised, by taking

                   recourse to the appropriate remedies as are otherwise available

                   under the law. Liberty, so sought, is granted.

                   3.      The petition stands disposed of.



                                           (Mohit Kumar Shah, J)
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