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2026 DAILYLAW 16605 (PAT)

Shiv Shankar Paswan v. The State of Bihar through the District Magistrate cum Collector

CWJC/6132/2026 · 2026-05-05

Khatim Reza

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6132 of 2026 ====================================================== Shiv Shankar Paswan, S/o late Muro Paswan, R/O Village and Jhundo, P.s. - Khaira, District- Jamui. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the District Magistrate cum Collector, Jamui. 2. The Additional Collector, Jamui. 3. The Additional Collector (Public Complain Redressal) cum District Public Complain Redressal Officer Jamui. 4. The Sub-Divisional Public Redressal Officer, Jamui. 5. The Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Jamui. 6. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Jamui. 7. The Circle Officer, Khaira, P.O. and P.S. - Khaira, District- Jamui. 8. Birendra Paswan S/o late Mathura Paswan, R/o Village and P.O. - Jhundo, P.S. - Khaira, District- Jamui. 9. Bharat Turi S/o Meghu Turi, R/o Village and P.O. - Jhundo, P.S. - Khaira, District- Jamui. 10. Prakash yadav S/o Mahavir Yadav, R/o Village and P.O. - Jhundo, P.S. - Khaira, District- Jamui. 11. Arvind Singh S/o Late Chhotu Singh, R/o Village and P.O. - Jhundo, P.S. - Khaira, District- Jamui. 12. Jitendra Singh S/o Late Rahde Krishna Singh, R/o Village and P.O. - Jhundo, P.S. - Khaira, District- Jamui. 13. Ramjee Rawat S/o Kaleshwar Rawat, R/o Village and P.O. - Jhundo, P.S. - Khaira, District- Jamui. 14. Umesh Manjhi S/o Late Amrit Manjhi, R/o Village and P.O. - Jhundo, P.S. - Khaira, District- Jamui. 15. Shiv Shankar Mandal S/o late Basudev Mandal, R/o Village and P.O. - Jhundo, P.S. - Khaira, District- Jamui. 16. Baiju Thakur S/o late Mahadev Thakur, R/o Village and P.O. - Jhundo, P.S. - Khaira, District- Jamui. 17. Budhan Mali S/o late Ganga Mali, R/o Village and P.O. - Jhundo, P.S. - Khaira, District- Jamui. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prakash Mahto, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Government Advocate (08) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA Patna High Court CWJC No.6132 of 2026(2) dt.05-05-2026 2/3 ORAL ORDER 2 05-05-2026 This writ application has been preferred for grant of following reliefs:- (i) For quashing the order dated 09.01.2024 putting signature thereon dated 28.02.2026 passed by the Additional Collector, Jamui in Jamabandi Cancellation Case No. 08/2021 whereby and whereunder aforementioned Jamabandi case filed on behalf of the private respondent no. 8, namely, Birendra Paswan has been allowed cancelling the Jamabandi No. 58/1816 which has been created in the name of the petitioner and his wife namely Umashankar Devi (now dead) (ii) For directing the concerned respondents authority to reinstate the Jamabandi No. 58/1816 in the name of the petitioner. 2. Having considered the nature of the grievance of the petitioner, This Court is not the appropriate forum to challenge the impugned order. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the appropriate forum is Bihar Land Tribunal (in short "the Tribunal). It is further submitted that at the time of filing of this writ application, the Tribunal was not functioning, however, vide notification dated 29.04.2026, the Tribunal has started functioning. 4. In such view of the matter, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this case with liberty to Patna High Court CWJC No.6132 of 2026(2) dt.05-05-2026 3/3 approach before the Tribunal against the order dated 29.01.2024 passed by the Additional Collector, Jamui in Jamabandi Cancellation Case No.08 of 2021. 5. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this writ application is dismissed as withdrawn giving liberty to the petitioner to avail the appropriate remedy available to him before the appropriate forum. premchand/- (Khatim Reza, J) U