IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10249 of 2008 1. RAJESHWAR SINGH, SON OF LATE DUDH NATH SINGH 2. TARKESHWAR SINGH, SON OF LATE DUDH NATH SINGH 3. MOST. SHANTI KUER, WIFE OF LATE RAMEKABAL SINGH 4. MRITUNJAY KUMAR SINGH, SON OF LATE RAM EKABAL SINGH ALL ARE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- LURPURAWAN, P.S.- MOHANIA, DISTRICT- KAIMUR (BHABHUA)--------- PETITIONERS Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE COLLECTOR, KAIMUR (BHABHUA). 3. ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, KAIMUR (BHABHUA) 4. THE SUBDIVISIONAL OFFICER, MOHANIA, KAIMUR (BHABHUA) 5. THE CIRCLE OFFICER, MOHANIA, KAIMUR (BHABHUA) 6. BACHCHAN RAM SON OF LATE CHHABI NATH RAM 7. MURAHU RAM, SON OF LATE DENI RAM 8. SIDHI RAM, SON OF LATE BAIJ NATH RAM 9. SAMSER RAM, SON OF LATE RAM BRIKSH RAM 10.DASI RAM, SON OF LATE DEONATH RAM 11.SOMARU RAM, SON OF LATE DUKHI RAM ALL 6 TO 11 ARE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- LURPURAWAN, P.S.- MOHANIA, DISTRICT- KAIMUR (BHABHUA) ----------- 4 22.6.2009 This writ application was filed for cancelling the red cards issued illegally in the names of respondent nos. 6 to 11 with respect to the lands of the petitioner. A land ceiling proceeding was initiated against the petitioners which was finally decided holding that the petitioners did not have any surplus land. However, even before deciding the land ceiling proceeding, red cards were issued to the respondent nos. 6 to 11 in anticipation of the fact that the petitioners have surplus lands. Such a procedure adopted by the State Government is quite illegal and ought not to have been done. A supplementary affidavit has been 2 filed on behalf of respondent nos. 2 to 5 i.e. the Collector and the Officers at the Collectorate level, in which they have stated that they have by a speaking order dated 7.5.2009 passed in Miscellaneous case No. 3 of 2008 cancelled the red cards/settlement made to the private respondents. In the circumstances aforesaid, the grievances of the petitioners are vitiated since the red cards issued to respondent nos. 6 to 11 have already been cancelled by the respondents. In the result the writ application is disposed of in view of order passed by the Collector, Kaimur dated 9.8.2009. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)