IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9473 of 2003 Lalu Singh @ Lallu Singh, son of Late Sunder Singh, village Desari, PS Desari, District Vaishali - Petitioner. Vs. 1. The State of Bihar, 2. The Director, Consolidation Bihar, Patna. 3. The Dy. Director Consolidation (Head Quarter), patna. 4. The Deputy Director Consolidation, Vaishali. 5. The Consolidation Officer, Desari Anchal, Desari, Dist. Vaishali. 6. Mosmat Sharda Devi, wife of Late Kira Singh, 7. Shambhu Singh, 8. Parvindra Singh, residents of village and PS Desari, Dist. Vaishali – Respondents. 7 15.7.2010 Heard learned counsel for the respondents. The order, dated 16.1.1996 passed by the Deputy Director Consolidation, Vaishali in Case No. 291/1995-96 makes no sense to this court. The order was challenged by the respondents on that ground that they were not noticed in the case. The Joint Director has committed the same error as the Deputy Director inasmuch as he has not discussed the case of the parties or the reasons for which the order ought to be set aside. He has merely stated that the matter cannot be decided by the Deputy Director. Having held that the Deputy Director had no authority to pass the order, dated 16.1.1996, the Joint Director ought to have remanded the matter back to the Consolidation Officer to decide the matter. Accordingly, both the orders dated 16.1.1996 and 2.1.2001 are quashed with liberty to the either party to approach the Consolidation Officer within two months. This writ petition is disposed of. haque (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)