IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12675 of 2008 ====================================================== Raghunandan Jha, S/o Late Krityanand Jha, resident of village - Birban, Post - Ghat Chikni, Thana – Sonamani Gudam (Kursakata), District - Araria. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Director Consolidation, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Deputy Director, Consolidation, Purnea, District - Purnea 4. The Assistant Consolidation Officer, Kursakata, District – Kursakata, P.S. – Kursakata, District – Araria 5. Shree Raj Kishore Jha, Late Kamal Kishore Jha, village - Virwan, Post - Ghatchikani, Thana - Sonamani Gudam (Kursakata). 6. Damodar Jha, Late son of Yasodhar Jah, village - Virwan 7. Smt. Basanti Devi, wife of Shree Bhagwan Jha, resident of village Pagdara, P.S. – Kursakata, District – Araria. .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. S.B.K.Mangalam For the Respondent/s : Mr. (Ga7) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 5 29-04-2013 Heard Sri S.B.K. Manglam, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Madhukar Mishra, learned A.C. to Government Advocate No. 9. The present writ petition pertains to an order passed under Section 35 of the Bihar Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation Act, 1956, by the Director, Consolidation. Though, the writ petition was filed in the year 2008, till date, no order has been passed for issuance of notice to private respondents. However, during the pendency of the present writ Patna High Court CWJC No.12675 of 2008 (5) dt.29-04-2013 2/2 petition for adjudicating such dispute an appropriate forum as “Land Tribunal” has been constituted and functioning under the provisions contained in Bihar Land Tribunal Act, 2009 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”). The Court is of the opinion that this dispute can well be adjudicated by the Tribunal. Accordingly, in view of provision contained in Section 15 of the Act, the Registry is directed to transmit the record of the case to the Tribunal forthwith. Praful/- (Rakesh Kumar, J)