IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1617 of 2025 ====================================================== 1. Hem Narayan Lal Das son of Late Jibachh Lal Das, permanent resident of Village Kanhauli, Ward No.09, Mallik Tol, Police Station and Post Office- Khajauli, District- Madhubani. Bihar, Pin No. 847228, present Address- Rental Flat No. 347, Kankarbagh, Post Office- Lohia Nagar, Police Station- Kankarbagh, District- Patna, Bihar, Pin No. 800020. 2. Manoj Kumar, son of Shri Hem Narayan Lal Das, permanent resident of Village Kanhauli, Ward No.09, Mallik Tol, Police Station and Post Office- Khajauli, District- Madhubani. Bihar, Pin No. 847228, present Address- Rental Flat No. 347, Kankarbagh, Post Office- Lohia Nagar, Police Station- Kankarbagh, District- Patna, Bihar, Pin No. 800020. 3. Devendra Kumar, son of Shri Hem Narayan Lal Das, permanent resident of Village Kanhauli, Ward No.09, Mallik Tol, Police Station and Post Office- Khajauli, District- Madhubani. Bihar, Pin No. 847228, present Address- Laxmi Sagar, Road No.7, Chapki Parri Laxmi Sagar, Laxmipur, Police Station- Bahadurpur, District- Darbhanga, Bihar, Pin No. 846009. 4. Narendra Kumar Bachchan, son of Shri Hem Narayan Lal Das, permanent resident of Village Kanhauli, Ward No.09, Mallik Tol, Police Station and Post Office- Khajauli, District- Madhubani. Bihar, Pin No. 847228. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar, through Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reform, Bihar, Old Secretariat, Bailey Road, Patna. 3. The Secretary, Department of Rural Engineering Organization, Vishveshwaraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 4. The Divisional Commissioner, Darbhanga Division, Bihar. 5. The District Magistrate/Collector, District Madhubani, Bihar. 6. The Additional Collector, District Madhubani. 7. The Sub Divisional Officer, District- Madhubani, Bihar 8. The Deputy Collector, Land Reform, District- Madhubani, Bihar. 9. The Circle Officer, Khajauli Anchal, District- Madhubani, Bihar. 10. The Mukhiya, Inerba Panchayat, Block Khajauli, District-Madhubani, Bihar. 11. Shri Maheshwar Yadav alias Mukhan Yadav, son of Late Dashrath Yadav, the ex-Sarpanch, Inerba Panchayat, Block-Khajauli, District- Madhubani, Bihar, Pin No. 847228 12. Smt. Rina Devi, the present Sarpanch, daughter in law of Shri Maheshwar Yadav alias Mulchand Yadav, Inerba Panchayat, Block-Khajauli, District- Madhubani, Bihar, Pin-847228 ... ... Respondent/s Patna High Court CWJC No.1617 of 2025(2) dt.06-02-2025 2/9 ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajendra Lal Das, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Government Pleader (24) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 2 06-02-2025 Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioners and Learned Counsel for the State. 2. The present writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs:- (i) For issuance of an appropriate writ including the writ of mandamus, order or orders to the concerned State- Respondents to abstrain from oral threatening of cancellation of Mutation and any illegal encroachment over the land situated in Mauza- Inerba, Thana No. 91, Khesra No. 1791 (Area 60 decimal) and part of 1792 (Area-21 decimals from North) in Mauza Khajauli, Thana No. 92, Khesra No. 1 (Area 9 decimals) which is the registered purchased land of the petitioner no.1 and his father and its Mutation No. is 1097 and rent is paying continuously throughout collectively of 1 Bigha of land including the alleged land in question. (ii) For issuance of appropriate order or direction to the concerned Respondent No.9, the Circle Officer, Khajauli to pay the adequate compensation Patna High Court CWJC No.1617 of 2025(2) dt.06-02-2025 3/9 of the loss of sown crops over the alleged land in consequence of digging the land with machine for construction of Panchayat building without notice in presence of the Circle Officer, Khajauli, Respondent No.9 and Ex-Sarpanch and present Sarpanch Smt. Rina Devi of Inerba Panchayat, District Madhubani, in absence of the petitioners in the name of being it a government land based on the wrong map, without showing any official order and due process of issuance of notice to the petitioners. (iii) For issuance of appropriate writ or direction upon the concerned Respondent No.9 who has not implemented the order of the revenue court dated 30.04.2009 relating to correct the wrong entry in the Revisional survey report and map even laps of about 16 years of passing the order and kept pending the representation of the petitioner since 24.07.2012 without action towards correctness of survey record. (iv) For any other relief or reliefs to which the petitioners are found entitled far from the State Authorities. 3. Learned Counsel for the State raised preliminary objection and submits that the writ petition has been filed based on an oral threat of cancellation, which is not permissible in law. Patna High Court CWJC No.1617 of 2025(2) dt.06-02-2025 4/9 The question of adequate compensation shall arise only when the petitioner will sue before the competent Authority with proof that he is a Raiyat of the land. 4. In response thereof, Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the State Officials are continuously pursuing activities on their land under the assumption that it belongs to the Bihar Government. 5. In this background, the resolution issued by the Government of Bihar, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms ladYi la[;k&6@[kk0 e0 fofo/k ¼c0 ekfyd½&01@2013&925¼6½jk0] dated 11.11.2014. The relevant extract of the resolution is as follows:- fofHkUu ljdkjh ifj;kstukvksa gsrq Hkw&vtZu ,oa ljdkjh Hkwfe ds gLrkarj.k ds dze esa ;g lwpuk ljdkj dks izkIr gksrh jgh gS fd dfri; ekStksa esa xSj et:vk ekfyd ,oa cdk”r Hkwfe ij o’kksZa ls futh O;fDr;ksa dk “kkafriw.kZ n[ky&dCtk pyk vk jgk gS rFkk os tksr vkckn dj jgs gSaA blh izdkj dh lwpuk [kkl egky dh Hkwfe ds ckjs esa Hkh izkIr gks jgh gSA Qyr% Hkw&vtZu vFkok ljdkjh Hkwfe ds gLrkUrj.k ds le; lEcfU/kr O;fDr;ksa }kjk bl izdkj dh tehu dks vius n[ky&dCtk esa crkrs gq, eqvkotk dh ekax dh tk jgh gSA bl dkj.k ljdkjh ifj;kstukvksa gsrq Hkw&vtZu ,oa ljdkjh Hkwfe ds gLrkUrj.k esa dfri; O;kogkfjd dfBukbZ;ka mRiUu gqbZ gSaA 2- fofHkUu dY;k.kdkjh ljdkjh ifj;kstukvksa gsrq Hkw&vtZu ,oa ljdkjh Hkwfe dk gLrkUrj.k fd;k tkuk Patna High Court CWJC No.1617 of 2025(2) dt.06-02-2025 5/9 vko”;d gksrk gSA Hkw&vtZu dh izfdz;k esa rFkk ljdkjh Hkwfe ds gLrkUrj.k dh izfdz;k esa izLrkfor Hkwfe ij n[ky&dCtk ds vk/kkj ij fofHkUu O;fDr;ksa }kjk eqvkotk dh ekax ,oa dfri; O;kogkfjd dfBukbZ;ksa dks nwj djus gsrq ,d lE;d uhfr cuk;k tkuk vko”;d eglwl fd;k tk jgk gSA 3- vr% bl lEcU/k esa lE;d fopkjksijkUr] ljdkj }kjk fuEufyf[kr fu.kZ; fy, x, gSa& (i) cdk”r tehu ds lEcU/k esa fuEukuqlkj dkjZokbZ dh tk;sxh%& ¼d½ ;fn [kfr;ku esa cdk”r ntZ gS] tehu HkwriwoZ e/;orhZ@muds mRrjkf/kdkjh ds dCts esa gS vkSj muds uke ls yxku jlhn Hkh dV jgh gS& ,slh fLFkfr esa fcgkj Hkwfe lq/kkj vf/kfu;e] 1950 dh /kkjk,a 5]6 ,oa 7 ds vuqlkj dkjZokbZ dh tk,xhA /kkjk&6 dh mi /kkjk ¼1½ rgr jkT; esa tehankjh fufgr gksus dh frfFk dks (on) rFkk ls (from) fdlh e/;orhZ “[kkl n[ky” (Khas Possession) esa fLFkr Hkwfe] ftldk mi;ksx d`f’k ;k ckxokuh iz;kstuksa ls fd;k tkrk Fkk] jkT; ds }kjk e/;oerhZ ds lkFk cankscLr fd;k x;k eku fy;k tk,xk (Deemed to be settled by the state with such intermediary)A iwoZ e/;orhZ dks jkT; ds v/khu bl Hkwfe ds izlax esa vf/kHkksxh vf/kdkj (Occupany Right) ;qDr jS;r eku fy;k tk,xkA ¼[k½ ;fn [kfr;ku esa cdk”r ntZ gS] tehu HkwriwoZ e/;orhZ@muds mRrjkf/kdkjh }kjk fdlh dks yht@jsUV ij fn;k x;k gks vkSj yxku jlhn Hkh dV jgh gks& ,slh Hkwfe ds laca/k esa mijksDr dafMdk ¼d½ ds vuqlkj dkjZokbZ dh tk;sxhA ¼x½ ;fn [kfr;ku esa cdk”r ntZ gS vkSj tehu HkwriwoZ Patna High Court CWJC No.1617 of 2025(2) dt.06-02-2025 6/9 e/;orhZ muds mRRkjkf/kdkjh ds dCts esa gS rFkk yxku jlhn ugha dV jgh gSA lekgrkZ tkapksijkUr fcgkj Hkwfe lq/kkj fu;ekoyh] 1951 ds fu;e&7¼G½ ds v/khu yxku fu/kkZj.k dh dkjZokbZ djsaxsA ¼?k½ ;fn [kfr;ku esa pkSdhnkjh pdjku ;k xksjSrh tkxhj ;k ekQhxksjSrh ntZ gS vkSj tehu jS;r ds dCts esa gS vFkkZr Hkwfe Service Grant gS& fcgkj Hkwfe lq/kkj vf/kfu;e] 1950 dh /kkjk 6 ds vuqlkj pkSdhnkj pdjku ;k xksjSrh tkxhj ;k ekQhxksjSrh ds :i esa vf/kdkj &vfHkys[k esa vfHkfyf[kr fdlh ukSdjkuk Hkwfe] tks fufgr gksus dh frfFk ls iwoZ gh] fdlh jS;r dh gks x;h gks] lEcfU/kr jS;r@muds mRrjkf/kdkfj;ksa dh Hkwfe ekuh tk;sxhA ¼M-½ ;fn [kfr;ku esa cdk”r ntZ gS] fdlh vkSj dh tekcanh py jgh gS vkSj yxku jlhn Hkh dV jgh gS& ,slh tehu /kkjk&6 ds rgr ntZ uke ds O;fDr dh ekuh tk;sxhA ¼p½ ;fn [kfr;ku esa cdk”r ntZ gS rFkk mls HkwriwoZ e/;orhZ@muds mRrjkf/kdkjh us fdUgha dks gLrkarfjr dh gS& ,slh tehu vUrfjfr dh jS;rh tehu ekuh tk;sxhA ¼N½ ;fn [kfr;ku esa cdk”r ntZ gS HkwriwoZ@muds mRRkjkf/kdkjh }kjk iV~Vk ls jS;r dks cUnkscLr dj fn;k x;k gS vkSj fjVuZ nkf[ky fd;k x;k gS rFkk iV~Vk/kkjh@muds mRRkjkf/kdkjh ds n[ky dCts esa gS ,oa mldh tekcanh py jgh gS& ,slh tehu iV~Vk/kkjh@muds mRrjkf/kdkjh dh ekuh tk;sxhA Li’Vhdj.k&gkV] cktkj vkSj esyk fcgkj Hkwfe lq/kkj vf/kfu;e] 1950 dh /kkjk&7A ,oa 7B ds rgr jkT; esa Patna High Court CWJC No.1617 of 2025(2) dt.06-02-2025 7/9 fufgr gks x,A (ii) xSj et:vk ekfyd Hkwfe@ljdkjh Hkwfe ds lEcU/k esa fuEukuqlkj dkjZokbZ dh tk;sxh%& ¼d½ HkwriwoZ e/;orhZ }kjk fucaf/kr gqdqeukek@iV~Vk }kjk cUnkscLr xSj et:vk ekfyd Hkwfe lacaf/kr jS;r@ muds mRRkjkf/kdkfj;ksa dh jS;rh Hkwfe ekuh tk,xhA ¼[k½ ;fn HkwriwoZ e/;orhZ }kjk lknk gqdqeukek rFkk fjVuZ esa jS;r dk uke fn;k x;k gS] gqdqeukek 01-01- 1946 ds iwoZ dk gS vkSj ljdkjh yxku jlhn tehankjh mUewyu ds o’kZ ls dV jgh gS rks ;g Hkwfe jS;r@muds mRrjkf/kdkjh dh jS;r ekuh tk,xhA ¼x½ ;fn xSj et:vk ekfyd Hkwfe ljdkj }kjk fdUgha dks cUnkscLr dh xbZ gS rks og ipkZ/kkjh dh jS;rh Hkwfe ekuh tk,xh vkSj ;fn fdlh ds voS/k n[kr dCts esa gS rks mls fcgkj Hkwfe fookn fujkdj.k vf/kfu;e] 2009 ds rgr csn[ky dj cUnkscLr/kkjh dks n[ky fnyk;k tk,xkA ¼?k½ mijksDr ¼d½] ¼[k½ ,oa ¼x½ dh fLFkfr;ka NksM+ dj fdlh xSj et:vk ekfyd Hkwfe ij fdlh dk n[ky dCtk Ikk;k tkrk gS rks adverse possession dks rdZ dks LFkkfir djus ds fy, nkokdrkZ dks ;g fn[kkuk gksxk fd mUgksaus vFkok muds iwoZtksa us dc iz”uxr Hkwfe ds okLrfod ekfyd vFkok muds iwoZtksa dks csn[ky fd;k rkfd adverse possession ds Statutory period dh x.kuk gsrq izkjEHk dh frfFk fu/kkZfjr dh tk ldsA ljdkj ds fo:) adverse possession ds vk/kkj ij LoRo (Title) fu/kkZj.k ds fy, Limitation Act, 1963 ds Article 112 esa fufgr izko/kku ds vuqlkj 30¼rhl½ o’kksZa dh vof/k iwjh gksuh pkfg, ijUrq ek= Hkwfe ij dCtk] pkgs og fdruh Hkh yEch vof/k dh gks] Hkw&/kkjh dks fof/kd vf/kdkj ugha l`ftr djrk Patna High Court CWJC No.1617 of 2025(2) dt.06-02-2025 8/9 ;fn ;g ljdkj }kjk fn;k x;k grant ugha gksA ,slh yEch vof/k rd Hkwfe ij dCtk dsoy fdlh vU; O;fDr ds fo:) mlds fof/kd vf/kdkj dh j{kk djrk gSA l{ke izkf/kdkj dks le; ds fofHkUu fcUnqvksa ds lkis{k Li’V] iw.kZ ,oa fuf”pr lk{;ksa ij fuHkZj djuk gksxkA jktLo iaft;ksa esa izfof’V ;fn fdlh nkokdrkZ ds Hkwfe ij /kkfjr dks izdV djrh gS rks mls lgh ekuk tk ldrk gSa dksbZ nkokdrkZ vius nkok dks vfHkys[k yxku jlhn] tehankjh fjVuZ vkfn ls bls LFkkfir dj ldrk gSa ;fn dksbZ nkokdrkZ bls lkfcr djrk gS] vFkkZr mldh yxkrkj rhl o’kksZa ls /kkfjr izekf.kr gksrh gS rks rhl o’kksZa dh vof/k dh lekfIr ds ckn] mldk LoRo (Title) fpjHkksx (Prescription) ds rgr fufeZr gksxk vkSj bl izdkj og jS;r dh ifjHkk’kk ds vUrxZr vk,xkA ijUrq ;fn voS/k n[kydkj lq;ksX; Js.kh ds Hkwfefgu gS] rks muds lkFk ljdkjh ifji= ds vuqlkj fu/kkZfjr lhek rd tehu dh cUnkscLrh dj nh tk,xh ,oa rnqijkUr tehu jS;rh ekuh tk;sxhA ¼M-½ ;fn xSj et:vk Hkwfe dh tekcanh fcuk fdlh vk/kkj ds py jgh gS rks fcgkj nkf[ky [kkfjt fu;ekoyh] 2012 ds fu;e&13 ds vUrxZr tekcanh jn~nhdj.k dh dkjZokbZ dh tk,xh ,oa Hkwfe ljdkjh ekudj vxzsrj dkjZokbZ dh tk,xhA ¼p½ ;fn xSj et:vk ekfyd Hkwfe fdlh jS;r dks ljdkj }kj cUnkscLr gS rks mlds brj fdlh vU; jS;r dk n[ky dCtk gS] rks cUnkscLrh vgLrkarj.kh; gksus ds dkj.k mDr jS;r dk jS;rh nkok ekU; ugha fd;k tk,xkA ¼N½ xSj et:vk ekfyd Hkwfe dh Js.kh ds ckgj vkusokyh fcgkj ljdkj dh Hkwfe ¼xSj et:vk vke NksM+dj½ ds lEcU/k esa mijksDr dafMdkvksa ds vuqlkj gh dkjZokbZ dh tk,xhA Patna High Court CWJC No.1617 of 2025(2) dt.06-02-2025 9/9 ¼t½ xSjet:vk ,oa cdk”r ds lanHkZ esa lekgrkZ Lrj ij ldkj.k vkns”k ikfjr fd;k tk;sxkA Li’Vhdj.k& ljdkj }kjk cUnkscLr Hkwfe vgLrkarj.kh; gksrh gSA cUnkscLr/kkjh@muds mRRkjkf/kdkjh ds vfrfjDr fdlh vU; jS;r ds n[ky dCts esa ,slh Hkwfe ij jS;rh nkok ekU; ugha gksxkA 6. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed off without saying anything on the merits, directing the petitioners to file his representation before the District Magistrate/Collector, District- Madhubani. The District Magistrate/Collector is further directed to scrutinize the petitioner’s document in light of the aforementioned resolution within 60 days and pass a reasoned and speaking order. Aman Kumar/- (Dr. Anshuman, J.) U