IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.R. No.954 of 2008 KABUTARI DEVI & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 4 29.07.2008 Heard counsel for the petitioners. In the opinion of this Court, the impugned order allowing intervention of the villagers with regard to a suit filed by the petitioner, claiming title in some public land is correct and the Court below has rightly considered and allowed such impleadment of intervenors who cannot be said to be strangers or to have no right and interest in the suit property. The plaintiffs, petitioners claiming right, title and interest in such public land by virtue of settlement from ex-landlord will have to prove his title after excluding the right and interest of the people who have right over such public land. In that view of the matter, if such persons have intervened and have been allowed to be added as defendants by the Court below, the same does not amount to jurisdictional error. There is no merit in this application and accordingly the same is dismissed. BCJ (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.) - 2 -