IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6760 of 2024 ====================================================== 1. Dipak Kumar Bhagat S/o Late Bodh Narayan Bhagat, R/o Mohalla-Ward no. 08, Simarbani, P.s. Bhargama, District-Araria. 2. Kumod Kumar Bhagat, S/o Late Bodh Narayan Bhagat, R/o Mohalla-Ward no. 08, Simarbani, P.s. Bhargama, District-Araria. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Collector, District-Araria. 3. The Additional District Collector, District-Araria. 4. The Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Forbisganj, District-Araria. 5. Ranjeet Mandal, son of Late Naresh Mandal, R/o Village-Simarbani, Ward No. 5, P.s. Bhargama, District-Araria. 6. Sanjeet Mandal, son of Late Naresh Mandal, R/o Village-Simarbani, Ward No. 5, P.s. Bhargama, District-Araria. 7. Gopal Mandal, Son of Late Naresh Mandal, R/o Village-Simarbani, Ward No. 5, P.s. Bhargama, District-Araria. 8. Kunti Devi, Wife of Late Naresh Mandal, R/o Village-Simarbani, Ward No. 5, P.s. Bhargama, District-Araria. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Garg, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Government Pleader (18) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 2 18-08-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The present petition has been preferred for the following relief(s): “A. For issuance of an appropriate writ(s), order(s), direction(s) including writ in nature of certiorari quashing the notice issued by the Additional Collector, Araria against the Patna High Court CWJC No.6760 of 2024(2) dt.18-08-2026 2/3 Petitioners for quashing the Jamabandi No. 1112 standing in the name of the Petitioners and the vendor for several decades on misconceived petition at the instance of the private Respondent, pertaining to Jamabandi Cancelation Case No.177 of 2023-24. B. For issuance of an appropriate writ(s), order(s), direction(s) declaring that Section 16(3) of the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1961 stands deleted by virtue of Amendment Act, 2016 and affirmed by the division bench of this Hon'ble court on 13/10/2023 in CWJC No. 15060/2019, the preceptor private respondent has no basis to claim the land in question on any ground whatsoever, C. For issuance of an appropriate writ(s), order(s), direction(s) commanding the Respondent not to interfere with the right, title, interest or jamabandi of the Petitioners over the land in question under any pretext whatsoever, D. For issuance of an appropriate Patna High Court CWJC No.6760 of 2024(2) dt.18-08-2026 3/3 writ(s), order(s), direction(s) to forbear from taking any steps defeating or frustrating the purport of the Amendment Act deleting section 16(3) from the statute which has already been held to be intra vires by this Hon'ble court, E. And/or for issuance of any other order(s)/direction(s) for which Petitioners may be found entitled to in the facts and circumstances of the case and to award cost/ incidence of this proceeding to the Petitioners.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners prays for the withdrawal of the present writ petition. 4. Permission accorded. 5. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. Adnan/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U