IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.712 of 2009 SMT.MONO DEVI WIFE OF JITAN SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RATANPUR P.S. AND DISTRICT BEGUSARAI. …..PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. ADDITIONAL MEMBER BOARD OF REVENUE BIHAR PATNA OLD SECRETARIATE, PATNA. 3. COLLECTOR BEGUSARAI. 4. D.C.L.R. BEGUSARAI. 5. CHITRADHAR BARAYAN SINGH SON OF LATE PRATAP BARAYAN SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RATANPUR P.S. BEGUSARAI, (TOWN) DISTRICT BEGUSARAI. 6. SRI GOVINDA NARAYAN SINGH SON OF HALDHAR NARAYAN SINGH. 7. SRI PRIYAJEEVAN NARAYAN SINGH SON OF LATE MUKUND NARAYAN SINGH. 8. SRI MADHUVAN NARAYAN SINGH SON OF LATE MADHAVA NARAYAN SINGH ALL ARE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RATANPUR, P.S. AND SUBDIVISION AND DISTRICT BEGUSARAI. ……RESPONDENTS. ----------- 3. 01.04.2011 Learned counsel for the petitioner, private respondent(s) and the State are present. The matter was listed under the heading for order on petition for consideration of petition filed by the petitioner being I.A. No. 8407 of 2010 but with the consent of the parties the writ application itself was taken up for hearing on the point of admission. Petitioner is purchaser. Respondent no. 5 is the preemptor. The sale was made in the year 2004 which prompted respondent no. 5 to file an application under Section 16(3) of the Bihar Land Fixation of Ceiling Surplus, Act 1961 (for short the ‘Act’), which gave rise to L.C. No. 5/2003/2004 of the court of respondent-Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Begusarai. - 2 - It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the matter since then is being considered by different courts on Interlocutory matters. In the fitness of things and in the interest of justice the main application which is pending before the said respondents since 2004 be directed to be considered and disposed of on its merit in accordance with law. Learned counsel for private respondent agrees to the said submission. Consequently, this Court remits the matter back to the respondent D.C.L.R. for consideration and disposal of the pending L.C. Case No. 5/2003/2004 on merit in accordance with law, after affording opportunity of hearing to both the parties. This court clarifies that till disposal of the pending case before the said court status quo in respect of the subject land shall be maintained by both the parties. The matter is fairly old and as such the parties will co-operate and the respondent D.C.L.R. shall endeavour to dispose of the said matter expeditiously preferably within a period of 12 weeks before the appearance of the parties before him alongwith copy of the present order. The application stands disposed of. Devendra/ (K.K. Mandal, J.)