IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7675 of 2010 BASUDEO RAVIDAS S/O TRILOKI RAVIDAS R/O VILL MORSANDA, P.S. FALKA, DISTT-KATIHAR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE KATIHAR 3. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER KATIHAR 4. THE CIRCLE OFFICER FALKA , DISTT-KATIHAR 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE KATIHAR 6. THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE FALKA P.S., DISTT-KATIHAR 7. AMARNATH JHA S/O LATE HARI PRASAD JHA R/O VILL MORSANDA, P.S.FALKA, DISTT-KATIHAR 8. SHAMBHU NATH JHA S/O LATE HARI PRASAD JHA R/O VILL MORSANDA, P.S. FALKA, DISTT-KATIHAR 9. RAJ KUMAR JHA S/O LATE HARI PRASAD JHA R/O VILL MORSANDA, P.S. FALKA, DISTT-KATIHAR 10. SHANKAR KUMAR JHA S/O LATE HARI PRASAD JHA R/O VILL MORSANDA, P.S. FALKA, DISTT-KATIHAR 11. CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA S/O LATE GOPAL CHANDRA JHA R/O VILL MORSAND, P.S. FALKA,DISTT-KATIHAR 12. SUJIT KUMAR JHA S/O LATE GOPAL CHANDRA JHA R/O VILL MORSAND, P.S. FALKA,DISTT-KATIHAR 13. SWETA KUMARI D/O LATE GOPAL CHANDRA JHA R/O VILL MORSAND, P.S. FALKA,DISTT-KATIHAR 14. KALYANI DEVI D/O LATE GOPAL CHANDRA JHA, W/O KUMAR PARAG JHA R/O MOH SIPAHI TOLA, P.S.K.HAT, DISTT-PURNEA ----------- 02. 07.05.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State, Sri R.C. Thakur, SC-4(Ceiling). 2. Petitioner was settled with 0.82 decimals of land after the same was declared surplus of the land holder Sri Chandra Shekhar Jha, private respondent no.11. After conclusion of the land ceiling proceeding initiated against respondent no.11 the land settled with the petitioner was not found in excess of the permissible limit, accordingly the same has been taken back by cancelling purcha, as is evident from the orders of this Court dated 13.5.2009 and 30.6.2009, Annexures-4 and 5. 3. This writ application has been filed praying inter alia to - 2 - grant fresh settlement of the surplus land of other land holders as cancellation of the purcha was subject to settlement of the other available land to the petitioner, which has not been settled so far. Petitioner can be settled with lands if the same is found surplus. Accordingly, it is directed that petitioner should approach the District Magistrate, Katihar by filing application requesting him to settle the lands declared surplus of other land holder of the district. The Collector should consider the application of the petitioner as early as possible, in any case within three months of the surplus land being found available. 4. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha, J.)