IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6029 of 2010 1. BIRENDRA PRASAD SINGH S/O LATE MAHESH @ MAHENDRA PRASAD SINGH R/O VILL.- RAJAULI, P.O. AND P.S. RAJAULI, DISTT.- NAWADA 2. BABLU PRASAD SINGH @ HEMANT KUMAR S/O LATE MAHESH @ MAHENDRA PRASAD SINGH R/O VILL.- RAJAULI, P.O. AND P.S. RAJAULI, DISTT.- NAWADA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COLLECTOR, NAWADA 3. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER AT COLLECTOR BUILDING NAWADA, P.O., P.S. & DISTT.- NAWADA 4. SRI DHIRENDRA KUMAR JHA S/O SRI SHYAMANAND JHA R/O VILL.- KAITHAWAR, P.S SAKATPUR, DISTT.- DARBHANGA, AT PRESENT POSTED AS SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT, ANISABAD, PATNA 5. THE REGISTRAR, CIVIL COURT, NAWADA, P.O. & P.S. & DISTT.- NAWADA For the Petitioner : M/s R.K.P. Singh, Bal Bhushan Choudhary, Advocates. For the State : Mr. S.K.Singh, AC to GA-6. ----------- 03. 15.04.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners are aggrieved by the notice dated 16.3.2010 issued from the office of the Collector, Nawada informing them that Special Land Acquisition Officer, Flood Protection Project, Anisabad, Patna has filed ceiling appeal against them. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that such ceiling appeal is wholly without jurisdiction as Special Land Acquisition Officer is not authorized to file any such appeal without obtaining permission from the State Government and the question of surplus land at the end of the petitioner stood resolved by this Court under orders dated 25.5.2007 passed in C.W.J.C. No.1461 of 1984, Annexure-2. 3. Let petitioners take such objection before the Collector, Nawada, who is directed to dispose of the matter in accordance with law, as early as possible, in any case within one month from the date of receipt of objection of the petitioner. 4. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha, J.) - 2 -