IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4877 of 2002 AWADHESH PRASAD son of Late Surajdeo Prasad, resident of village Nanhakar, P.S.- Sikarpur, District- West Champaran. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. COLLECTOR, WEST CHAMPARAN, BETTIAH 3. ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, WEST CHAMPARAN, BETTIAH 4. CIRCLE OFFICER, SIKARPUR, DISTRICT- WEST CHAMPARAN 5. JOKHU RAM SON OF LATE DOMA RAM 6. BHANGI RAM SON OF NOT KNOWN 7. HIRAMAN RAM (DEAD) SON OF LATE BIPAT RAM 7B.PHULCHAND RAM 7C.TILCHAND RAM 7D.LAL PARI DEVI 7E.GUL SANI DEVI 7F.GHOLASI DEVI 8. SUDARSHAN RAM SON OF HIRAMAN RAM 9. BHARAT RAM SON OF LATE MAHESH RAM 10. LANGATU RAM SON OF JOKHU RAM 11. LALOO RAM SON OF LATE JHULAN RAM 12. RUDAL RAM SON OF LATE SUKHAL RAM 13. GANGA RAM SON OF LATE DASARATH RAM 14. CHHANGUR RAM (DEAD) SON OF LATE DASARATH RAM 14A.RITA DEVI WIFE OF LATE CHHANGUR RAM 15. MOHAN RAM 16. SOHAN RAM 17. DHURWA RAM 18. SUDHIR RAM SON OF LATE GHENGHI RAM 19. SANHU RAM SON OF BHANGI RAM 20. BANHU RAM SO OF BHANGI RAM 21. SHANTI DEVI WIFE OF LATE NATHUNI RAM, ALL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- NANHAKAR, P.O.- BHANGRAHARI, P.S.- SIKARPUR, DISTRICT- WEST CHAMPARAN ----------- 7 11.02.2009 Heard learned counsels appearing for the petitioner and the respondent-State. No one appears on behalf of the respondent nos. 5 to 21. Mr. S.S.Dwivedi, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that despite the - 2 - order dated 21.07.1993 passed by the Collector, West Champaran, Bettiah, as contained in Annexure-5, no order has yet been passed by the Additional Collector, Bettiah. As the matter has become an old now, the petitioner is permitted to file a fresh petition/representation before the Additional Collector, Bettiah highlighting his grievances to the effect that his land has been included in the land ceiling proceeding vide L.C. Case No. 109 of 1975-76 in respect of Madhusudan Mishra, the brother of the petitioner whereas the part of the land which has been included the said proceeding belongs to the petitioner for which a separate land ceiling proceeding vide L.C. Case No. 121 of 1975-76 was registered and the said proceeding was dropped in his favour. In case such representation/petition is filed by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from today along with the certified copy of the present order, the Additional Collector, Bettiah, respondent no.3 shall consider and dispose of the same by a reasoned order in accordance with law taking into consideration the order dated 21.07.1993 passed by the Collector, as contained in Annexure-5. The petition/representation of the petitioner shall be disposed of expeditiously preferably - 3 - within a period of three months on receipt of such representation after hearing the petitioner, the concerned land holders or any other interested person. Till disposal of the aforesaid petition/representation the petitioner shall not be disturbed from the land in question vide paragraph 4 of the writ application. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of with the above observations/directions. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)