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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8720 of 2025 ======================================================
1. Champa Devi W/o- Kapil Deo Prasad, D/o- Late Sohrai Rajak Resident of village- Pariyon, P.O.- Makhmilpur, P.S.- Paliganj, District - Patna, Bihar.
2. Awadesh Vishwakarma, S/o- late Badri Mistri, Resident of village Madhwan, P.O.- Makhmipur, P.S.- Paliganj, Dist.- Patna.
3. Radhika Devi, Wife of Late Bhikhari Chaudhary Resident of Village- Pariyon, Madhwa, P.O.- Makhmilpur, P.S.- Paliganj, Patna, Bihar.
4. Sunil Choudhari, S/o Late Jagrup Chaudhari Resident of Village- Pariyon, Madhwan, P.O.- Makhmilpur, P.S.- Paliganj, Patna.
5. Sunil Chaudhari, S/o Manju Chaudhari Resident of Village- Pariyon, Madhwan, P.O.- Makhmilpur, P.S.- Paliganj, Patna.
6. Suraj Vishwakarma, S/o Saheb Vishwakarma Resident of Village- Pariyon, Madhwan, P.O.- Makhmilpur, P.S.- Paliganj, District- Patna.
7. Budhan Chaudhary, S/o Late Karmu Chaudhary Resident of Village- Pariyon, Madhwan, P.O.- Makhmilpur, P.S.- Paliganj, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna.
3. The Bihar Bhoodan Yagya Committee (Dissolved), through the Secretary, Board of Revenue, Bihar, Patna
4. The Secretary, Board of Revenue, Bihar, Patna.
5. The Collector, District - Patna.
6. The Sub Divisional Officer, District - Patna.
7. The Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, District Patna.
8. The Circle Officer, (Anchal Adhikari), Paliganj District - Patna.
9. The Block Development Officer, Paliganj, District - Patna.
10. The Station House Officer, Police Station Paliganj, District - Patna.
11. Shri Abhay Singh, S/o Gopal Singh, Resident of village- Pariyo, P.O.- Paliganj, Dist.- Patna.
12. Dayanand Singh, S/o Late Naresh Singh, Resident of village - Pariyo, P.O.- Makhmilpur P.S.- Paliganj, District - Patna.
13. Basant Singh, S/o late Fateh Narayan Singh Resident of village - Pariyon, P.O.-Makhmilpur, P.S.- Paliganj, District - Patna.
14. Sahja Singh, S/o late Naresh Singh Resident of village- Pariyon, P.O.- Makhmilpur, P.S.- Paliganj, District- Patna.
Patna High Court CWJC No.8720 of 2025(2) dt.17-03-2026 2/4 ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mrs. Alka Verma, Advocate : Mrs. Manju Kumari, Advocate : Ms. Akanksha Kumari, Advocate : Mr. Pawan Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Government Pleader (18) : Mr. Vivekanand Singh, AC to GP-18 For the Bhoodan Yagna Committee : Mr. Rajni Kant Singh, Advocate : Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 2 17-03-2026 Heard the parties.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners prays for and is allowed to make necessary corrections in the petition as also in the respondents list.
3. The present petition has been preferred for the grant of following relief(s):
“(i) for issuance of appropriate writ/ order/ direction commanding the respondent authorities to provide protection u/s 14(a) of the Bihar Bhoodan Yojna Act, 1954 for restoration of possession over the land which was settled in favor of the father/grandfather of petitioner/petitioners, by the Bihar Bhoodan Committee pertaining to Khata No. 409, plot/ Khesra No. 1422 tauzi no. 4517. (ii) for issuance of appropriate writ /
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order / direction commanding the respondent authorities to direct the private respondents to vacate the land in respect to which praman patra was issued to the father/husband of the petitioners by the Bihar Bhoodan Committee. (iii) for a direction to the respondent authorities for restraining the private respondents in causing any kind of disturbance in the peaceful possession of the Bhoodan Land in respect to which praman patra was issued to the petitioners father / husband.”
4. At the outset, learned counsel for the Bhoodan Committee submits that as per his instruction, the Steps have already been taken by the Revenue Authorities for cancellation of Jamabandi vide Jamabandi Case No. 05 of 2025-26 against the respondents herein.
5. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioners submit that they may be allowed to approach the Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Patna for the redressal of the grievance under Bihar Bhoodan Yagna Act, 1954.
6. In view of the limited prayer put forward by the
learned counsel for the petitioners and after recording the recent
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vinayak/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U