IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.438 of 2018 ====================================================== 1. Shiv Shankar Singh and Anr S/o Late Bhuneshwar Singh, 2. Jay Shankar Singh, S/o Late Bhuneshwar Singh, Both resident of Village- Barjhalla, P.O.- Budh Nagar, PS- Pranpur, Dt. Katihar. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar and Ors 2. The Presiding Officer-cum-The Hon'ble Minister, Department of Land Reforms, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. Addl. Collector, Katihar, Ceiling, Katihar, P.O. and District- Katihar. 4. Circle Officer, Pranpur, At and P.O.- Pranpur, District- Katihar. 5. Abdul Hassan, S/o Elahi Bux, Resident of Village and P.O.- Manshahi, P.S.- Pranpur, District- Katihar. 6. The Bihar State Sunni Wakf Board, through its Secretary, Patna, Bihar. 7. Asin Ram, S/o Bengu Ram, Resident of Village- Barjhalla, P.O.- Budh Nagar, P.S.- Pranpur, Dt. Katihar. 8. Chaitu Ram, S/o Asin Ram, 9. Bihari Ram, S/o Asin Ram, 10. Prakash Ram, S/o Asin Ram, 11. Lalit Ravidas, S/o Late Daggu Ravidas, 12. Brijlal Ravidas, S/o Chhedi Ram, 13. Reetlal Ram, S/o Chhedi Ram, 14. Bangali Ram, S/o Chhedi Ram, 15. Shamiya Devi, W/o Suresh Ravidas, 16. Bilas Mandal, S/o Late Pagu Mandal, 17. Gholtan Mandal, S/o Late Pagu Mandal, 18. Ramdeo Mandal, S/o Late Pagu Mandal, null 19. Sudar Mandal, S/o Late Pagu Mandal, null 20. Ganesh Rishi, S/o Late Somar Risi, 21. Tuntun Rajak, S/o Late Luchai Rajak, All 8 to 21 are residents of Village- Barjhalla, P.O.- Budh Nagar, P.S.- Pranpur, District- Katihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anshuman Jaipuriyar, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Bipin Kumar, Adv. For the State : Mr. Dhurjati Kumar Prasad, GP-14 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY Patna High Court CWJC No.438 of 2018(3) dt.13-01-2026 2/3 ORAL ORDER 3 13-01-2026 Heard Mr. Anshuman Jaipuriyar, learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. The present application has been preferred: setting aside the Order dated 14.07.2017 passed in B.L.T. Case No. 912/2016 and for setting aside the Order dated 13.02.2012 passed by Respondent No. 2, the Hon'ble Minister, Land Reforms, Government of Bihar in Case No. 3/2006 filed under Section 45-B of the Bihar Land Reform (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act 1961, hereinafter referred to as "the Act"; whereby application filed for reopening the Ceiling Case No.1 of 1998-99/99 of 73-74 started against Safiganj Wakf Estate and Chairman, Sunni Wakf Board and for setting aside the part of Gazette notification dated 30.06.2000 published under Section 15 (1) of the Act in respect of lands of the petitioners situated at Mauza Barjhalla appertaining to Chak Khata no. 11, Plot no. 77/3, 43 and 77/2, Sikmi Khata no. 4, Khesra plot no. 190, 191, 133 measuring an area 4.38 acres in total, hereinafter referred as land in question, has been rejected. Certified copy of Order dated 13.02.2012 passed by Respondent no. 2, Hon'ble Minister, Law Reforms Department, Patna High Court CWJC No.438 of 2018(3) dt.13-01-2026 3/3 Government of Bihar, Patna and Gazette notification dated 30.06.2000 published by Collector, Katihar under Section 15 (1) of the Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land Act are Annexed herewith for MY LORDS kind perusal. 3. After some argument, learned counsel for the petitioners submit that they shall be pursuing appropriate remedy before appropriate authority. 4. Granting said liberty and without commenting on the merit of the case, disposed of. Vijay Singh/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U