IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.7423 OF 2009 1. RESHMI DEVI @ RESHMI KUER, WIFE OF LATE MOHAN SINGH 2. JITENDRA KUMAR 3. SANTOSH KUMAR 4. ARVIND KUMAR @ ARBIND SINGH 5. GUDDU KUMAR ALL SONS OF LATE RAM BAHADUR SINGH @ BAHADUR SINGH, AND RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RUKANPURA, BAILEY ROAD, POLICE STATION DANAPUR NEW RUPASPUR, PATNA …………………………………………………………PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE -CUM- COLLECTOR, PATNA 3. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, DANAPUR, PATNA 4. THE CIRCLE OFFICER, DANAPUR, PATNA …………………………………………………………..RESPONDENTS ********* 2 03/07/2009 Learned Counsel for the petitioners is permitted to correct the date of Annexures 2 and 2/1 as according to him it is a typographical mistake. This writ application has been filed for mutating the lands mentioned in paragraphs 10 and 11 in the names of the heirs of Mohan Singh, the recorded tenant. The case of the petitioners is that Mohan Singh died on 30.08.2005 whereas his son Ram Bahadur Singh died on 26.05.2003 i.e. he predeceased his father. An application was filed in the year 2008 on behalf of the widow of Mohan Singh for mutating the names of the grandsons who are petitioners 2 to 5 in this writ application. It is further submitted that petitioner no. 1 although heir, on account of her old age has made the 2 above prayer The grandsons are the natural heirs of Late Mohan Singh. The Circle Officer, Danapur is duty bound to consider the application filed by the parties for mutation and should not shirk his duty so that persons have to move this Court time and again for the purposes of mutating their names in the records of right. I, accordingly, direct the Circle Officer, Danapur to consider the application of the petitioner Reshmi Devi @ Reshmi Kuer and after following the due process of law and pass an appropriate order in this matter. The entire procedure should be completed at the level of the Circle Officer, Danapur within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. In the result, this writ application is allowed. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J. )