IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9633 of 2026 ====================================================== Vinod Kumar Gupta @ Binod Kumar Gupta Son of Sardha Prasad Gupta, Resident of Mohallah Mahanth Sah Coloney (House of Sri Harihar Prasad), Gudari Road, Ward no. 17 New Nagar Parishad Sitamarhi, P.S and Distt.- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Land and Revenue Department, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Collector-Cum-District maghistrate, Sitamarhi. 3. The Additional Collector, Distt.-Sitarmarhi. 4. The Deputy Collector Land Reform, Sitamarhi Sadar, Distt.-Sitamarhi. 5. The Circle Officer, Riga, Distt.-Sitamarhi. 6. Smt. Munni Devi, wife of Sudhir Pasad, Resident of mohallah-Bhavdepur Bazar Gandhi Choulk, ward Nol 13 old (New-13) Old Nagar Parishad Sitamarhi, P.s and Distt-Sitamarhi. 7. Ramesh Chandra Prasad, son of late Rajendra Prasad, Sah Coloney, Gudari Road, Ward no. 17 New Nagar Parishad Sitamarhi, P.S and Distt.-Sitamarhi. 8. Dinesh Chandra Prasad, son of late Rajendra Prasad, Sah Coloney, Gudari Road, Ward no. 17 New Nagar Parishad Sitamarhi, P.S and Distt.-Sitamarhi. 9. Suresh Chandra Prasad, son of late Rajenr Prasad, Sah Coloney, Gudari Road, Ward no. 17 New Nagar Parishad Sitamarhi, P.S and Distt.-Sitamarhi. 10. Mithlesh rasad, son of late Rajendra Prasad, Sah Coloney, Gudari Road, Ward no. 17 New Nagar Parishad Sitamarhi, P.S and Distt.-Sitamarhi. 11. Smt. Malti Devi, wife of late Shmbhu Prasad, Resident of Mohallah - Mahanth Sah Coloney (House of Sri Harihar Prasad), Gudari Road, Ward no. 17 New Nagar Parishad Sitamarhi, P.S and Distt.-Sitamarhi. 12. Amit Kuar, son of Sambhu Prasad, Resident of Mohallah - Mahanth Sah Coloney (House of Sri Harihar Prasad), Gudari Road, Ward no. 17 New Nagar Parishad Sitamarhi, P.S and Distt.-Sitamarhi. 13. Manoj Kumar, son of Sambhu Prasad, Resident of Mohallah - Mahanth Sah Coloney (House of Sri Harihar Prasad), Gudari Road, Ward no. 17 New Nagar Parishad Sitamarhi, P.S and Distt.-Sitamarhi. 14. Ritesh kumar, son of Shambhu Prasad, Resident of Mohallah - Mahanth Sah Coloney (House of Sri Harihar Prasad), Gudari Road, Ward no. 17 New Nagar Parishad Sitamarhi, P.S and Distt.-Sitamarhi. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Devendra Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Additional Advocate General (3) Mrs. Divya Verma, AC to AAG-3 ====================================================== Patna High Court CWJC No.9633 of 2026(2) dt.06-07-2026 2/3 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 2 06-07-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The present petition has been preferred for the following relief(s): i) For issuance of writ in nature of mandamus and directing and commanding the Respondent authorities for setting aside the Memo No. 17/Mu.Ra, dt. 30.05.2025 vide order dt. 30.05.2025 passed by the Additional Collector, Sitamarhi in mutation Revision case no. 09/2017- 18/08/2017 and allow the same as like an order dt 12.05.2017 passed by the DCLR, Sitamarhi Sadar in mutation Appeal no. 11/2016-17.Whereby and whereunder the learned Addl. Collector Sitamarhi has passed illegal order against the petitioner. ii) For further direction to the respondents that the petitioner has filed appeal before the Hon'ble the Bihar Land Disputes Tribunal, Patna and the Hon'ble court is not proper functions. As such the order would be stayed or Lordships may passed any appropriate order because the Circle officer, Riga has always Patna High Court CWJC No.9633 of 2026(2) dt.06-07-2026 3/3 threatened to bring stay order and the officer did not obey i.e the appeal is pending bearing Token no. 1271/2025. iii) For any other relief or relief to which the petitioner is found entitled in accordance with law for the end of Justice.” 3. After some argument, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Bihar Land Tribunal has now started functioning and as such, permission be granted to approach the said Tribunal. However, the submission is that there has been delay. 4. Learned State counsel submits that if the petition is filed in four weeks, naturally, in view of the fact that the case was pending before this Court, the limitation will be taken into consideration. 5. Recording the versions of both the parties and expecting the Tribunal to act in accordance with law at an earliest, the writ petition stands disposed of. Adnan/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U