IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4854 of 2007 SHEO NARAIN TIWARY, son of Ram Prabesh Tiwary, Resident of Village – Chandwa, PS Arrah Nawadah, Dist – Bhojpur ……. Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Collector, Bhojpur, Arrah 3. Chandradeo Tiwary @ Anjani Tiwary son of Sheoadhar Tiwary, Resident of Village Chandwa, PS Arrah Nawadah, Distt. Bhojpur 4. Mithilesh Kumar Pandey son of Sri Barmeshwar Pandey Resident of Village Ratan Dealerpur, PS Arrah Muffasil, Distt. Bhojpur …… Respondents ----------- 02- 27.1.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. Manikant Mishra, learned Govt. Pleader no.21. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 30.12.2006 (Annexure 2), passedby the learned Collector of the District of Bhojpur, in Misc. Case No.59/99-2000 (Shiv Narain Tiwary v. Chandradeo Tiwary), whereby he has rejected the present petitioner’s application under Section 31 of the Bihar Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation Act. Respondent no.3 herein (Chandradeo Tiwary @ Anjani Tiwary) had alienated the lands in question in favour of respondent no.4 (Mithilesh Kumar Pandey) way back on 4.8.97. The learned Collector held that the prior permission of the Collector was not needed at that point of time. The impugned order cannot be faulted. 2. The writ petition is dismissed. ( S K Katriar ) mrl - 2 -