IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4987 of 2007 1. JAY SINGH YADAV 2. VIJENDRA YADAV BOTH SONS OF LATE DEO NARAIN YADAV 3. RAJENDRA YADAV 4. YOGENDRA YADAV BOTH SONS OF LATE SURPAT YADAV 5. THAKAI YADAV 6. MUSHAI YADAV ALIAS MUSHAL YADAV BOTH SONS OF LATE RAMJI YADAV 7. PADMA NAND KUMAR SON OF BIDYA NAND YADAV 8. SMT KIRAN MALA DEVI WIFE OF RUDAL PD YADAV 9. SHYAMA NAND YADAV SON OF LATE LEDHAI YADAV 10. RAM BILAS YADAV 11. ANANT LAL YADAV ALIAS ANDLAL YADAV BOTH SONS OF LATE BHUPI YADAV 12. KESHARI CHAND SINGH SON OF LATE BABU LAL YADAV, ALL RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE KOSHKAPUR TOLA RAMGHAT, POLICE STATION NARPATGANJ, DISTRICT ARARIA. --- --- PETITIONERS Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COLLECTOR, ARARIA 3. THE ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, ARARIA 4. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR, LAND REFORMS, ARARIA 5. THE CIRCLE OFFICER, NARPATGANJ, P.S. AND ANCHAL NARPATGANJ, DISTRICT ARARIA 6. SARYUG SINGH 7. RAM ASHISH SINGH BOTH SONS OF LATE KUSUM LAL SINGH 8. CHANDAN KUMAR SINGH SON OF LATE DINESH SINGH 9. SHEO NARAIN SINGH 10. KISHORE SINGH 11. RAM KUMAR SINGH 12. ARJUN SINGH, ALL SONS OF LATE GANPAT SINGH 13. ANIL KUMAR SINGH SON OF LATE SHANKAR SINGH, THE RESPONDENT NOS. 6 TO 13 ARE RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE KOSHKAPUR TOLA LASKA, P.S. NARPATGANJ, P.O. KHAIRA – KOSHKAPUR, DISTRICT ARARIA --- ---- --- RESPONDENTS 2 2. 23.1.2009 Heard Mr. Chandra Bhushan Das for the petitioners, and learned junior counsel to Standing Counsel No.2 (Ceiling). The petitioners raise the grievance before this Court that the land in question was sold by registered deed by respondent nos. 6 to 13 in favour of the ancestors of the petitioners prior to 9.9.1970, notwithstanding which these respondents surrendered the lands to the authorities under the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act. The petitioners therefore, seek a direction to respondent nos. 6 to 13 to compensate the petitioners. I regret my inability to accede to the submission, inter alia, for the reason that the petitioners’ grievance is against these private respondents. The petitioners cannot obtain this relief in writ jurisdiction. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. It goes without saying that it will be open to the petitioners to approach the appropriate forum for redressal of their grievances. (S.K.Katriar,J.) AI