IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10888 of 2010 1. RAMESH PRASAD CHOUDHARY, S/O LATE DHARMA NATH CHOUDHARY, R/O VILLAGE PATSARA, P.O. PATSARA, P.S. PIAR (OLD SAKRA), DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR. 2. MD. SAIYED, S/O LATE ABDUL JAIL, R/O VILLAGE PATSARA, P.O. PATSARA, P.S. PIAR (OLD SAKRA), DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR. 3. BAIDHYA NATH THAKUR, S/O LATE BALDEO THAKUR, R/O VILLAGE PATSARA, P.O. PATSARA, P.S. PIAR (OLD SAKRA), DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR. 4. AWADESH KUMAR THAKUR, S/O LATE YOGENDRA THAKUR, R/O VILLAGE PATSARA, P.O. PATSARA, P.S. PIAR (OLD SAKRA), DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR. 5. MD. ABDUL KALAM, S/O LATE ABDUL JALI, R/O VILLAGE PATSARA, P.O. PATSARA, P.S. PIAR (OLD SAKRA), DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR. 6. RAMESH KUMAR THAKUR, S/O LATE RAM BHARAT THAKUR, R/O VILLAGE PATSARA, P.O. PATSARA, P.S. PIAR (OLD SAKRA), DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR. 7. NAVIN KUMAR THAKUR, S/O LATE RAM BHARAT THAKUR, R/O VILLAGE PATSARA, P.O. PATSARA, P.S. PIAR (OLD SAKRA), DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR - Petitioners Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE DIRECTOR OF CONSOLIDATION, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF CONSOLIDATION, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF CONSOLIDATIONS, DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR. 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CONSOLIDATIONS, DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR - Respondents. 4 16.8.2010 The petitioners have come to this court challenging the preparation of consolidation map which took place in the year 1990. A number of objections were filed and in fact a public interest litigation was also filed with respect to revenue village no. 911, Circle Muraul (old), Bandra (new), District Muzaffarpur. This court in the public interest litigation has already directed that the persons aggrieved should take appropriate steps under the Bihar Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation Act. The defect pointed out in the map is specified in paragraph no.6 of the writ petition. In my opinion these corrections o the map are nothing but a clerical / arithmetical error in preparation of the map. The proper way to dispose of such application would be to issue a notice in the widely circulated news papers so that all persons of the village may be informed and get an opportunity to appear and make applications for correction of the map. I may clarify here that the 2 dispute relating to title will not be adjudicated while hearing the objections. The matters which have been concluded with respect to allotment of chaks will also not be subject matter of any further adjudication. The Assistant Director/Deputy Director should only correct the map in accordance with the Khatiyan. The notice should be published in the news papers within a month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Assistant Director / Deputy Director will be the competent authority under section 33A of the act, to hear the matter. I direct the Assistant Director / Deputy Director to fix one date in a week, and fix the number of cases, which he can dispose of on a particular date, so that there is no confusion regarding the appearance of the villagers. The date should be fixed and notified in the notice board of the office. It will be the duty of the persons aggrieved to enquire regarding the dates which have been fixed to hear their objections. All these facts may be mentioned in the notice so that there is no confusion or complaint of violation of principles of natural justice. The objections should be heard and disposed of on first come first basis. This court is not fixing a date for disposal of the objections because of its widespread implications, but it is hoped that the Assistant Director /Deputy Director will take interest in the matter and complete the process within a year. This writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. haque (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)