IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18351 of 2019 ====================================================== Sanjay Mistry, Son of Late Ramashish Mistry, Resident of Village- Kukurwal, Post- Telhara, Block- Ekangarsarai, District- Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Distrct Magistrate, Nalanda Bihar Sharif. 2. The District Magistrate, Nalanda at Bihar Sharif. 3. The Additional District Magistrate, Nalanda at Bihar Sharif. 4. The Sub-Divisional Public Grievance Redressal Officer, Sub Division- Hilsa, District- Nalanda. 5. The Circle Officer, Ekangarsarai, Nalanda. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Verma, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sajid Salim Khan, SC-25 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 3 03-02-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The present petition has been preferred for the grant of following relief(s): “(i) for canceling alleged proposal of giving land of mother Sumitra Devi of petitioner as well as petitioner and his brothers to Khadi Industry in compliance of the order dated 09.12.2016 (Annexure-1) in its letter & spirit of the Sub-Divisional Public Grievance Redressal Officer, Sub-Division-Hilsa, distrcit-Nalanda. (ii) for granting/issuing revenue Patna High Court CWJC No.18351 of 2019(3) dt.03-02-2026 2/3 receipts of the said land of petitioner to petitioner and allowing petitioner to continue and to maintain his as usual ownership, title, right, interest and possession over his said land in the interest of justice and law in compliance of the order dated 09.12.2016 (Annexure-1) in its letter & spirit of the Sub-Divisional Public Grievance Redressal Officer, Sub-Division- Hilsa, district-Nalanda. (iii) for maintaining status quo of the land of petitioner without causing any sort of obstructions and otherwise may deal thereof pending disposal of this writ application. (iv)also for other necessary reliefs, writs, orders and directions in view of the factual & legal profiles of this case.” 3. The petitioner wants implementation of the order passed by the Public Grievance Redressal Officer dated 09.12.2016 (Annexure-1) by which the Circle Officer, Ekangarsarai was directed to look into the matter and see to it regarding the ownership of the land before sending any recommendation to the State Government. Patna High Court CWJC No.18351 of 2019(3) dt.03-02-2026 3/3 4. It is the claim of the petitioner that the Circle Officer, Ekangarsarai (respondent no.5) sat over the matter for the which a legal notice was sent followed by the writ petition. 5. As usual, no reply from the State respondents despite the matter being pending since the year 2019, in that background, the writ petition is disposed of allowing the petitioner to approach the concerned Circle Officer, Ekangarsarai (respondent no.5) in next four weeks and if the same is still pending, the aforesaid officer is duty bound to pick up the threads, notice the parties and act in accordance with law in next six months. 6. The writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observation. 7. Needless to add, if the order goes in favour of the petitioner, the consequential steps have to be taken by the Circle Officer, Ekangarsarai. vinayak/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U