IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.433 of 2011 Dharamnath Tiwary . Versus The Addl.Member Board of Revenue and others. ----------- 2 15.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and the learned counsel for the State. Silence the vended land is of very small area measuring in total 1 katha 4 dhurs and as per the spot verification report, houses of the purchaser as well as pre-emptor are situated nearby and in the records, the nature of the land is recoded as ‘Sahan land’, i.e. for homestead purpose, the writ court, in our view, has rightly held that no pre-emption is permissible in respect of such land. In the facts of the case, we are not persuaded to interfere. The appeal is, accordingly, dismissed. Jay/ ( Shiva Kirti Singh,J) ( Shivaji Pandey,J)