IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.11180 OF 2002 1. BISHWANATH PADIT, SON OF LATE BHOJ PADIT, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MATHURA, POLICE STATION SHIKARPUR, DISTRICT WEST CHAMPARAN 2. PARAS DAS, SON OF LATE MUNESHWAR DAS, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MATHURA, POLICE STATION SHIKARPUR, DISTRICT WEST CHAMPARAN 3. MOST. SIM REKHA DEVI, WIFE OF LATE BALDEO PASWAN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MATHURA, POLICE STATION SHIKARPUR, DISTRICT WEST CHAMPARAN …………………………………………………………………………PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COLLECTOR, WEST CHAMPARAN AT BETTIAH 3. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR LAND REFORMS, BETTIAH, WEST CHAMPARAN 4. THE ANCHAL ADHIKARI, NARKATIYAGANJ ANCHAL, DISTRICT WEST CHAMPARAN 5. LAL BABU, SON OF NATHUNI PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MATHURA, POLICE STATION SHIKARPUR, DISTRICT WEST CHAMPARAN ………………………………………………………………………..RESPONDENTS ********** 9 26/07/2010 The petitioners are aggrieved by the fact that the lands appertaining to Khata No. 3, plot no. 441, measuring 7 kathas 14 dhurs have been declared to be the land of the person against whom Land Ceiling Case No. 121/215 of 1975-76 was initiated. The land holder had filed CWJC NO. 11267 of 2002 which was disposed of vide order dated 27.11.2002 remanding the matter back to the Collector, Ceiling for reconsideration. When the petitioners came to know that his lands have been declared as a surplus land of a third party after the writ application was disposed of and when the authorities were going to distribute the lands, all the 2 petitioners have rushed to this Court. Since then, the ceiling proceeding has already been concluded and final notification has been issued under Section 11 (1) of the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the Act), the only remedy available to the petitioners would be to move the State Government under Section 45 B of the Act. This writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to file an application under Section 45 B of the Act. In the mean time, the petitioners should not be dispossessed from the lands in question if they file an application within a period of six weeks from today before the concerned authorities. The petitioners are further directed to furnish copy of the application filed by them under Section 45 B of the Act to the Collector, West Champaran at Bettiah, so that the matter may be expedited. The application under Section 45 B of the Act should be disposed of as expeditiously as possible. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J. )