IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2747 of 2007 Daiyan Devi wife of Baleshwar Sah, resident of Village- Mathurapur, P.S. and District- Samastipur at present residing at Village- Haripur Arloth, P.S. Musrigharari, District- Samastipur ---- Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through Secretary, Revenue and land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. Additional Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Collector, Samastipur. 4. Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar, Samastipur. 5. Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Samastipur. 6. Circle Oficer, Sarai Ranjan, P.S. Sarai Ranjan, District- Samastipur. 7. Maheshwar Choudhary son of Rajendra Choudhary, resident of Village- Bishwambharpur Ailoth, P.S. Musrigharari, District- Samastipur --- Respondents. ------- 2. 16.1.2009 Heard Mr. Dhirendra Kumar Jha for the petitioner, and Mr. Ritesh Kumar, learned Junior Counsel to Additional Advocate No.1. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 21.9.2006 (Annexure-10), passed by the State Government in the Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, whereby the petitioner’s application for settlement of land has been rejected on the ground that the petitioner has herself purchased the lands from the open market. I am, therefore, of the view that the petitioner’s application for settlement of the Government land has been rejected for a valid reason. The impugned order can not be faulted. The writ petition is hereby rejected. Vinay/ ( S. K. Katriar , J.)