IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.9640 OF 2006 ARBIND KUMAR SINHA, SON OF LATE DWARIKA PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLGE BARGI BIGHA, P.O. AND P.S. KARAI PARSURAI, ANCHAL HILSA, DISTRICT NALANDA ………………………………………………PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, NALANDA 3. THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER, HILSA, NALANDA 4. THE ANCHAL ADHIKARI, HILSA, DISTRICT NALANDA 5. THE ANCHAL ADHIKARI, KARAI PARSURAI, NALANDA 6. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, KARAI PARSURAI, NALANDA …………………………………………………………………………..RESPONDENTS ******** 19 13/08/2010 The petitioner has filed an objection in reply to the notice issued on 30.05.1998. The objection of the petitioner has not been disposed of. In the mean time, the writ application was filed before this Court. The case of the petitioner is that he had purchased the said lands from one Banwari Lal and Most. B. B. Manuram in the year 1964, whereas the stand of the State in the counter affidavit and supplementary counter affidavit is that the lands in question is GAIR MAZARUA MALIK. It vested with the State of Bihar on the abolition of the Zamindari and as such the petitioner has no title or for that matter possession over the lands in question. Whatever be the position, the petitioner would be at liberty to appear before the Circle Officer who will peruse his documents and after hearing him, pass an appropriate order in accordance with law within a period - 2 - of three months from the date of appearance of the petitioner before the Circle Officer. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid directions. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J. )