IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15916 of 2008 ====================================================== 1. Amarnath Prasad Son of Sri Tarani Prasad, Resident of Village - Baraia Bigha, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. - Munger. (At present Distt. - Sheikhpura) 2.1. Abhimanu Kumar Son of Late Damodar Prasad, Resident of Village - Baraia Bigha, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 2.2. Ashish Kumar Son of Late Damodar Prasad, Resident of Village - Baraia Bigha, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 2.3. Manish Kumar Son of late Damodar Prasad, Resident of Village - Baraia Bigha, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 2.4. Satyendra Kumar Son of late Damodar Prasad, Resident of Village - Baraia Bigha, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 3. Nawal Kishore Sinha Son of Late Ram Chandra Prasad, Resident of Village - Baraia Bigha, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. - Munger. (At present Distt. - Sheikhpura) 4. Sunil Prasad Son of Late Ram Chandra Prasad, Resident of Village - Baraia Bigha, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. - Munger. (At present Distt. - Sheikhpura) ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar, Bihar. 2. Deputy Collector Land Reform, Sheikhpura, Distt. - Sheikhpura. 3. Block Development Officer (BDO), Sheikhpura (Chairman of the Batai Board). 4. Devnandan Prasad Son of Late Laxman Mahto @ Laxman Prasad, Resident of Village Kazi Chak, Anchal - Sarmera, P.S. Sarmera, Distt. - Nalanda. 5. Ashok Prasad Son of late Bhagwat Mahto, Resident of Village Kazi Chak, Anchal - Sarmera, P.S. Sarmera, Distt. - Nalanda. 6. Ashish Kumar Son of late Bhagwat Mahto, Resident of Village Kazi Chak, Anchal - Sarmera, P.S. Sarmera, Distt. - Nalanda. 7.1. Arvind Kumar Son of Late Ramjee Mahto, Resident of Village - Kajichak, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 7.2. Anil Kuamr Son of late Ramjee Mahto, Resident of Village - Kajichak, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 7.3. Rajnish Kumar Son of late Ramjee Mahto, Resident of Village - Kajichak, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 8. Siya Saran Pandey Son of Bhagwat Pandey, Resident of Village - Kosumbha, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Munger (at present Distt. - Sheikhpura). 9. Sachhida Nand Pandey Son of Bhagwat Pandey, Resident of Village - Kosumbha, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Munger (at present Distt. - Sheikhpura). 10. 1. Manoj Yadav, Son of late Anup Yadav, Resident of Village - Lodipur, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Disttt. - Sheikhpura. 11. Kanti Devi Wife of late Bhagirath Yadav, Resident of Village - Lodipur, P.S. Patna High Court CWJC No.15916 of 2008(14) dt.19-01-2026 2/4 1. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 11. 2. Salo Yadav Son of Late Bhagirath Yadav, Resident of Village - Lodipur, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 11. 3. Sanjay Yadav Son of late Bhagirath Yadav, Resident of Village - Lodipur, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 11. 4. Vijay Yadav Son of late Bhagirath Yadav, Resident of Village - Lodipur, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 12. 1. Suma Devi Wife of Late Pyare Yadav, Resident of Village - Lodipur, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 12. 2. Shambhu Yadav Son of Late Pyare Yadav, Resident of Village - Lodipur, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 13. Dakhiya Devi Wife of late Badri Yadav, Resident of Village - Lodipur, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Disttt. - Sheikhpura. 14. 1. Awadesh Yadav Son of late Bhagia Devi and Late Bhnu Yadav, Resident of Village - Baraia Bigha, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 14. 2. Abodh Yadav Yadav Son of late Bhagia Devi and Late Bhnu Yadav, Resident of Village - Baraia Bigha, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 14. 3. usha Devi Wife of Arjun Yadav (D/o late Bhagia Devi and Late Bhonu Yadav), Resident of Village - Oyab, P.S. - Asthawan, Distt. - Nalanda. 14. 4. Rita Devi Wife of Rudal yadav (Daughter of late Bhagia Devi and Late Bhonu Yadav), Resident of Village - Kajichak, P.S. - Sarmera, Distt. - Nalanda. 15. Gainour Yadav Husband of Khajwa Devi (now deceased), S/o late Gopi Yadav, Resident of Village - Lodipur, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Disttt. - Sheikhpura. 16. Arjun Yadav Son of late Khajwa Devi and Gaibnour Yadav, Resident of Village - Baraiya Bigha, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 17. Ramadhin Yadav Son of Late Khajwa Devi and Gainour Yadav, Resident of Village - Baraiya Bigha, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 18. Sankar yadav Son of Late Khajwa Devi and Gainour yadav, Resident of Village - Baraiya Bigha, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 19. Basanti Devi Wife of Kameshwar Yadav, Resident of Village Baraiya Bigha, P.S. Sheikhpura, Distt. Sheikhpura. 20. Sushila Dev Wife of Raj Kumar @ Rajeshwar Prasad, Resident of Village - Kosumbha, P.S. - Sheikhpura, Distt. - Sheikhpura. 21. Raj Kumar Prasad S/o Sri Ramadhin Prasad, Resident of Village - Kosumbha, P.S. Sheikhpura, Distt. - Munger (at present Distt. Sheikhpura). ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kumar Malendu, Advocate : Mr. Prashant Kumar Dwivedi, Advocate For the State : Mr. Manoj Priyadarshi, SC-17 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY Patna High Court CWJC No.15916 of 2008(14) dt.19-01-2026 3/4 ORAL ORDER 14 19-01-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The present petition has been preferred for the grant of following relief(s): “(i) for quashing the common order dated 09.07.2008 (Annexure-11) passed by the LRDC, Sheikhpura in bataidari cases no.1/86-87 (Amarnath Prasad vs. Laxman Mahto and Others) which governs also case no.2/86-87 (Damodar Prasad vs Laxman Prasad and others), 4/86-87 (Ram Chandra Prasad vs. Laxman Prasad and others) by by which Learned LRDC has rejected the bataidari petitions of the writ petitioners (Annexures-1, 2 and 3 respectively); (ii) to hold that the finding (Annexure- 8) of the BDO (Chairman of the Board respondent no.3), that the petitioners are under cultivating possession of the land in question is just, legal and fit to be upheld; (iii) to hold and declare that the petitioners are bataidars over the land in question for more than twenty years prior to the Patna High Court CWJC No.15916 of 2008(14) dt.19-01-2026 4/4 date of filing of their bataidari applications.” 3. In this case on 21.07.2025, a direction was given to the petitioner to take steps for issuance of notices upon the respondents in next four weeks. 4. As it was a peremptory order and not complied, it stood dismissed on 13.08.2025. 5. Perused the file, consigned. vinayak/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U