IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3034 of 2002 Rameshwar Sahani, s/o Ramdhan Sahani of Village- Kharpur, P.S. Surajgarha, District- Lakhisarai. .... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Collector, Lakhisarai. 3. The Additional District Magistrate, Lakhisarai. 4. The Land Reforms Deputy Collector, Lakhisarai. 5. Sub-Divisional Officer, Lakhisarai. 6. Anchala Dhikari, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai. 7. Ramesh Kumar @ Ramjan Mahto, s/o Sri Ram Khelawan Mahton @ Kheyali Mahto of village- Kharpur, P.S. Surajgarha, District- Lakhisarai. .... Respondents. ----------- 05- 23.12.2008 Heard Mr. Yogesh Chandra Verma for the petitioner, and Mr. Anwar Karim, learned junior counsel to Standing Counsel No.5 for respondent nos.1 to 6. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 6.2.2002 (Annexure-3), passed by the learned Additional District Magistrate, Lakhisarai, in Misc. Case No.01 of 2001-02 (Ramesh Kumar Vs. Rameshwar Sahani), whereby settlement of the land in question in favour of the petitioner has been cancelled. 2. Respondent nos.2 to 6 have placed on record their counter affidavit. 2 3. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties. The following land was settled in favour of the petitioner, vide order dated 24.7.2000 (Annexure-2), passed by the Anchal Adhikari, Suryagarha, in Settlement Case No.1 of 1997-98: eksStk Fkkuk ua0 rkSth ua0 [kkrk ua0 [ksljk vjkth lyseiqj 16 3182 582 4085 0&10 Mh0 It appears that the proceedings were initiated for recall of the order of settlement bearing Misc. Case No.01 of 2001-02. The Settlement has been cancelled by the impugned order on the ground that the petitioner has sold a portion of the land so settled. It thus appears to me that the settlement has been cancelled for a valid reason. There is no merit in this writ petition and is accordingly dismissed. (S K Katriar, J.) S.K.Pathak/