IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.W.J.C. No.5733 of 2009 Smt. Hemlata Devi, wife of Shri Mohan Prakash Singh, resident of village Naugachhia, P.S. Bihpur, District Bhagalpur, presently residing at village Raipura, P.S. Sahambhuganj, district Banka .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Collector, Purnia 3. The Additional Collector (Ceiling), Purnia 4. The Circle Officer Bhawanipur, district Purnia 5. The Circle Inspector, Bhawanipur, district Purnia 6. Shri Lal Mohan Bishwas, son of not known to the petitioner, posted as Halka Karamchari, Halka no. 4, Anchal Bhawanipur, district Purnia 7. Uma Devi, wife of late Shailendra Kumar Sinha, resident of village Brahmgyani, P.S. Rupouli, district Purnia 8. Dr. Prabhat Kumar Sinha, son of late Hariballav, resident of village Brahmgani, P.S. Rupouli, district Purnia 9. Navin Kumar Sinha, son of Dr. Narendra Kumar Sinha, resident of village Brahmgyani, P.S. Rupouli, district Purnia .. Respondents **** /2/ 05.05.2009 Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner had moved earlier before this Court by filing C.W.J.C. No. 17186 of 2007 as the lands gifted to her through registered deed of gift in the year 1951 was declared surplus of the land holder in a ceiling proceeding. The writ application was disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to move before the State Government for reopening of the ceiling proceeding in Ceiling Case No. 106 of 1973-1974/211 of 1975- - 2 - 1976. As per the direction of this Court petitioner has filed an application under Section 45(B) of the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1961, (in short, ‘the Act’), which is pending before the State Government. She has also filed an application for interim relief, which is pending, but, till date no order has been passed. Petitioner is apprehensive that all arrangements have been made for distribution of land, which has been declared surplus. 3. This application is being disposed off. Ad interim relief, which has yet not been allowed to the petitioner by the State Government in the pending proceeding under Section 45(B) of the Act is being allowed to the petitioner till disposal of her application filed under Section 45(B) of the Act. The lands of the petitioner, which are subject matter of her application filed under Section 45(B) of the Act, shall not be distributed among the land less persons treating it as surplus lands of the land holder, till disposal of the application pending before the State Government filed under Section 45(B) of the Act. Cp:2/S.A. ( Mridula Mishra, J.)