IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3236 of 2017 ====================================================== Namuna Devi W/o Sri Ram Nagina Singh R/o Village Amaon, P.S. Chainpur, District Kaimur Bhabhua. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar and Ors 2. Additional Member, Board of Revenue, Bihar, Patna. 3. Collector, Kaimur Bhabhua. 4. Deputy Collector Land Reforms Bhabhua Kaimur. 5. Rama Shankar Singh S/o Kashi Singh Resident of Village P.O.- Amaon, P.S. Chainpur, District Kaimur Bhabhua. 6. Virendra Seth Son of Deo Shankar Seth. R/o Mohalla Bhabhua Ward No. 10 P.S. Bhabhua, District- Kaimur Bhabhua .... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Binod Kumar Singh For the Respondent/s : Mr.Sajid Salim Khan-Sc25 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 4 20-01-2025 Heard. 2. Section 16(3) of Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land), 1961 which was providing the right of pre-emption to adjoining raiyat, has been repealed by the Bihar Act No. 6 of 2019 and as per newly added sub-section (4)(i) of Section 16, all the cases or proceedings pending shall be deemed to be abated. 3. Accordingly, this writ petition stands disposed of, as being infructuous. A.K.V.//- (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) U