IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17284 of 2009 SAHAJA NAND CHAUDHARY, SON OF LATE KAMLESHWARI CHAUDHARI, R/V NAYA TOLA P.S. MUFFASIL DISTRICT KHAGARIA AT PRESENT MOHALLAH JAY PRAKASH NAGAR WARD NO.23 P.S. AND DISTT. KHAGARIA-----PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE DISTT. MAGISTRATE, KHAGARIA. 3. THE ADDL. DISTRICCT MAGISTRATE, KHAGARIA. 4. THE D.C.L.R. KHAGARIA. 5. THE ANCHAL ADHIKARI KHAGARIA. 6. SUNITA DEVI, W/O SHASHI BHUSHAN SINGH, R/V SALEMPUR P.S. SURYAGARHA DISTT. LAKHISARAI---RESPONDENTS. ----------- 02. 10.12.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 9.9.2003, Annexure-3 passed by the Circle Officer, Khagaria, whereunder his Jamabandi has been transferred in the name of his daughter, Sunita Devi on the basis of the application dated 1.4.2003, Annexure-1 passed in Mutation Case No.1158 of 2003-04. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he never filed application dated 1.4.2003 and without notice to him Jamabandi has been transferred in the name of his daughter. Aforesaid order has also been affirmed in appeal and revision by the Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Khagaria and the Additional Collector, Khagaria. The order passed by the Additional Collector, Khagaria dated 19.6.2009, Annexure-5 appears to be without jurisdiction as in terms of the provisions contained in Section-16 of the Bihar Tenants 2 Holdings(Maintenance of Records) Act, 1973 the Additional Collector has no jurisdiction to entertain the revision application. In terms of Section-16 of the Act it is the Collector of the district, who is vested with the jurisdiction to consider the merits of the revision application. 4. Accordingly, the order passed by the Additional Collector dated 19.6.2009, Annexure-5 is set aside and it is directed that the records of Jamabandi Correction Case No.01 of 2009 be placed before the Collector, Khagaria, who should proceed and dispose of the aforesaid Jamabandi correction case in accordance with law after comparison of signature of the petitioner over application dated 1.4.2003, Annexure-1 with his admitted signature. 5. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)