IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17685 of 2010 PRAMOD LAL, SON OF LATE RAGHUNATH PRASAD VERMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SANGRAMPUR, P.S. SANGRAMPUR, DISTRICT EAST CHAMPARAN. ---- PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE COLLECTOR, EAST CHAMPARAN, MOTIHARI 2. JITENDRA KUMAR SINGH, SON OF ISHWARI SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SANGRAMPUR PACHHIM TOLA, P.S. SANGRAMPUR, DISTRICT EAST CHAMPARAN. 3. ASHOK KUMAR VERMA, SON OF LATE RAGHUNATH PRASAD VERMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SANGRAMPUR PACHHIM TOLA, P.S. SANGRAMPUR, DISTRICT EAST CHAMPARAN. ---- RESPONDENTS ----------- 2 27.10.2010 This writ application has been filed with a prayer that the Pre-emption Appeal No. 20 of 1998-99 pending before the Collector, East Champaran, Motihari should be disposed of expeditiously. The said appeal is pending for a period of ten years or so. In the result, this Court directs that the petitioner may appear before the Collector, East Champaran, Motihari with a copy of this order within a period of six weeks. The Collector should thereafter issue fresh notices on the respondents as many years have elapsed since the appeal was filed, if the respondents are not appearing, thereafter dispose of the appeal within a period of three months on valid service/appearance of the private respondents in this case. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid directions. Sanjay ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)