IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2380 of 2018 ====================================================== 1. Nagendra Kumar Singh 2. Santosh Kumar Singh Both Sons of Late Sant Bilash Singh, Resident of Village-Sondhila, P.S.-Buxar, District-Buxar. 3. Most. Sushila devi Wife of Late Rajendra Prasad Singh. Resident of Village- Sondhila, P.S.-Buxar, District-Buxar. 4. Harendra Singh @ Harendra Kumar Singh Son of Late Raj Mangal Singh, Resident of Village-Adrash Nagar Collectriat Road Buxar, P.S. Buxar, District-Buxar. 5. Sumeshwar Singh Son of Late Raj Mangal Singh Resident of Village- Sondhila, P.S.-Buxar, District-Buxar. 6. Arbind KUmar Singh. 7. Rabindra Kumar Singh, Both Sons of Late Ram Bilash Singh, Resident of Village-Moti Bilash Bhawan, Civil Engineer, Raj Banshi Nagar Road No.1, Patna, P.S.-Shastri Nagar, District-Patna. 8. Saeda Kuwer @ Sarda Devi Wife of Ram Sighashan Singh. 9. Rabi Kumar. 10. Ramesh Kumar Both Sons of Late Ram Sighashan Singh Petitiner No. 8 to 10 Resident of Village-Bazar Samiti, Gayatri Bhawan Musaffirganj, P.S.- Buxar, District-Buxar, ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Member, Administrative, Bihar Land Tribunal Patna, Bihar. 3. The Director, Consolidation, Bihar, Patna. 4. Narmadeshwar Singh 5. Basant Prakash Singh 6. Jagjit Narayan Singh All Sons of Late Raj Bali Singh, Resident of Village- P.O.-Sondhila, P.S.-Buxar, District-Buxar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Mukesh Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Rishi Raj Sinha-Sc19 For respondent nos. 4 to 6 Mr. Binod Shankar Modi, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 4 16-02-2026 Heard Mr.Mukesh Kumar Jha, learned counsel for Patna High Court CWJC No.2380 of 2018(4) dt.16-02-2026 2/6 the petitioners, the State as also Mr. Binod Shankar Modi, learned counsel for respondent nos. 04 to 06. 2. The present petition has been preferred for the following relief/s: (i) for issuance of an appropriate writ/writs/Rule/Order or direction for quashing the order dated 31.1.2017 passed by respondent No.2 in B. L. T. Case No.567 of 2015 as contained in Annexure-7 by which the respondent No.2 has pleased to allow the B.L. T. Case filed by the respondent No.4 to 6 and divert the water flow in Karha from canal after laps of 22 years and to restore the drain to its natural course and also quashed the order dated 25.2.1994 passed by respondent No.3 in Revision Case No. 3177 of 1988 as contained in Annexure-2 to this petition, without taking into consideration that since 1994 all the chakholder/raiyats of Mouza -Snodhia are getting the facilities of irrigation of the said Karha. Patna High Court CWJC No.2380 of 2018(4) dt.16-02-2026 3/6 3. The matter relates to a piece of land with following details Chak No. 38 and 39, thana no. 338, circle and district- Buxar. 4. 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Aggrieved, the respondents approached the Bihar Land Tribunal, Patna in BLT Case No. 567 of 2015 with the prayer that the order in question has been passed ex-parte directing change of course of the said drain which is going to adversely affect the petitioner and the public at large. 6. It is to be noted that those who approached ‘the BLT’ have claim over Chak Nos. 56, 63, 141, 142, 144, 146, 148, 149,153,156 and ‘the Tribunal’ vide its order dated 31.01.2017 after noticing and hearing the parties allowed the petition holding that the order has been passed without giving notice to the petitioner and the public. The further observation is that the 'karha' is the government land and if the course of drains changed, the petitioners will suffer and there will be loss of water for irrigating their lands. 7. Aggrieved, the present petition. 8. Learned counsel for the petitioners though submit that he has multiple points to argue, accept that the order in question was passed by the Director, Consolidation, Bihar, Patna without issuance of the notices to the petitioner/public at large. He submits that liberty be granted to approach the Director, Consolidation, Bihar, Patna afresh. 9. Learned counsel representing the other side on the Patna High Court CWJC No.2380 of 2018(4) dt.16-02-2026 6/6 other hand submits that when the observation of ‘the BLT’ regarding non-issuance of the notice has been accepted, the respondents have no objection is the petitioners approaching wherever they want to. 10. In that background, the writ petition is disposed of without interfering in the order in question while granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority for the redressal of the grievance. 11. Needless to add, if such petition is preferred, all the aggrieved parties/public has/have to be noticed before any order is passed. 12. The writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observation. Ravi/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U