IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.19764 of 2010 RAMAUTAR MANDAL @ RAMA WATAR MANDAL SON OF LATE LALJEE MANDAL, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SIMARIA KHEMCHAND TOLA KHARKATTA, P.O.- SIMARIA, KHEMCHAND, POLICE STATION- BHAWANIPUR RAJDHAM, DISTRICT- PURNIA. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE MINISTER, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, MAIN SECRETARIATE BUILDING, PATNA. 3. THE COLLECTOR, PURNIA. 4. THE ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, LAND CEILING AT PURNIA 5. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER AT BHAMDAHA WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF PURNIA. 6. THE ANCHAL ADHIKARI AT BHAWANIPUR WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF PURNIA. 7. SHRI RAGHUBANSH PRASAD SINGH SON OF LATE JAGDISH PRASAD SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHIKHANA, POLICE STATION- RUPOULI, DISTRICT- PURNIA. ----------- 2 10.12.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner seeks a direction for early disposal of the Misc. Ceiling case no. 03/2009 (Purnia) which is pending before the respondent no. 2, since 2009. It is the stand of the petitioner that more than a year has lapsed but the said case seeking reopening of the land ceiling proceeding has not been taken up. Learned standing counsel on behalf of the State 2 submits that appropriate direction in this regard may be issued. Having considered the submissions, this Court disposes of the application by the following order :- Let the respondent no. 2 (Hon’ble Minister, department of Revenue land, Government of Bihar, Patna) take up and dispose of the matter expeditiously. This Court expects that said respondent shall dispose of the matter within four months from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order before him. Amrendra (K. K. Mandal, J.,)