IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13540 of 2011 Ramesh Prasad Shahi, son of late Shyam Nandan Prasad Shahi, resident of village-Rajkhand, P.S.- Aurai, District-Muzaffarpur… …..Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through Collector, Muzaffarpur, 2. Chandrabans Prasad Shahi, son of late Yamuna Prasad Shahi, resident of village- Rajkhand, P.S.- Aurai, District-Muzaffarpur, 3. Dinesh Prasad Shahi, son of late Shyam Nandan Prasad Shahi, resident of village- Rajkhand, P.S.-Aurai, District-Muzaffarpur, 4. The Collector, Muzaffarpur, Distt. Muzaffarpur…. …Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner : M/s Rajeev Ranjan, Bela Singh, Advocates For the State : Mr. Yogendra Kr. Singh, A.C to S.C. – 21 …………………….. 2 06.09.2011 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to implead the Collector, Muzaffarpur as a party-respondent no.4 in this writ application. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he has filed Pre-emption Case No.11/08-09 under Section 16(3) of the Ceiling Act before D.C.L.R., East Muzaffarpur claiming the right of pre-emption over the land transferred by the respondent no.3 in favour of respondent no.2 by a registered sale deed dated 04.08.2008 2 after depositing the consideration money amount alongwith solatium. However, the aforesaid pre- emption case was dismissed on 31.3.2010. The petitioner has filed a Ceiling (Pre-emption) Appeal No. 06/2010 before the Collector, Muzaffarpur on 12.5.2010 challenging the aforesaid order which is still pending. Limited prayer of the petitioner is for a direction to the respondent no.4, i.e., the Collector, Muzaffarpur, Distt. Muzaffarpur to dispose of the aforesaid appeal expeditiously. Learned counsel for the State raises no objection to the aforesaid prayer of the petitioner. In above view of the matter, I deem it proper to dispose of this writ application even without issuing notice to the private parties and going into the merit of the case, directing respondent no.4, i.e., the Collector, Muzaffarpur, Distt. Muzaffarpur to take all steps for expeditious disposal of the concerned appeal, if the same is still pending, preferably within nine months from the date of receipt/production of a certified copy of 3 this order, on its own merit and in accordance with law but not without giving opportunity of hearing to all the concerned parties. Sanjay-II ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)