IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11933 of 2011 1. Sahdeo Mandal son of Dukhai Mandal, 2. Bihari Mandal son of Dukhai Mandal, 3. Manchan Kumar Mandal Son of Dukhai Mandal All residents of village-Jarlahi, P.S.- Barari, District-Purnea, at present Village- Simartalla, Panchayat- Dilawarpur, P.S.-Manihari, District- Katihar…. …Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar, through the Chief Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna, 2. The Chief Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna, 3. The Commissioner, Katihar Division, Katihar, 4. District Magistrate, Katihar, District- Katihar, 5. The Land Reforms Deputy Collector, Katihar, District- Katihar, 6. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Katihar, District-Katihar, 7. The Circle Officer, Katihar Anchal, District-Katihar, 8. The Circle Officer, Kurshela Anchal, District-Katihar….. …Respondents …………….. For the Petitioners : Mr. Rajesh Kr. Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. M.D. Singh, A.C. to G.P. 3 ……………………… 2 29.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Learned counsel for the petitioners, at the 2 time of hearing of this application, confines his prayer only for a direction to the respondent no.8, i.e., the Circle Officer, Kurshela Anchal, District-Katihar to dispose of his application dated 21.02.2011 as contained in Annexure- 4 filed for mutation of the land concerned in their favour, as the same is still pending. Learned counsel appearing for the State does not have any objection if such direction is given. In above view of the matter, this writ application is being disposed of, without going into the merit of the case of the petitioners, directing the respondent no.8, i.e., the Circle Officer, Kurshela Anchal, District-Katihar to dispose of the application filed on 21.02.2011 (Annexure-4) on its own merit and in accordance with law, within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a certified copy of this order. It will be open for the petitioners to file a fresh representation disclosing all the grounds 3 which have been raised in this writ application. Sanjay-II ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)