IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20831 of 2018 ====================================================== Nand Kishore Pandey S/o Late Ramdhin Pandey, Resident of Village- Arora, P.S. Udwant Nagar, District Bhojpur at Arrah. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar and Ors 2. The Collector, Bhojpur, Arrah. 3. The Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Bhojpur. 4. The Circle Officer, Udwant Nagar, Bhojpur. 5. Braj Kishore Pandey, S/o Late Ramdin Pandey, Resident of Village- Arora, Presently residing at 2nd Estate Behind Cooperative Bank, Maharaja Hatta, P.S. Arrah Nawada, P.O. G.P.O. Arrah, District- Bhojpur at Arrah. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Lakshman Lal Pandey, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Rishi Raj Sinha- Sc19 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 2 23-09-2025 Heard the parties. 2. The present application has been preferred: for issuance of appropriate writ/ writs, order/ orders, direction in the nature of mandamus for commanding the respondent no. 2 to dispose off the Ceiling Case No. 17/2014-15 (Nand Kishore Pandey & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar & others) within short time frame which is pending before the Court of Collector, Bhojpur for a long time and for grant of other relief/ reliefs for which the petitioner is legally entitle to in facts and circumstances of the case. 3. Though a counter affidavit has come on behalf of Patna High Court CWJC No.20831 of 2018(2) dt.23-09-2025 2/2 the State-respondents, learned State counsel is unable to record whether the aforesaid Ceiling Case No. 17 of 2014-2015 (Nand Kishore Pandey & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.) has been disposed of or not. 4. In that background, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to take the aforesaid ceiling proceeding to its conclusion, if still not concluded. Vijay Singh/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U