IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14538 of 2010 PRADEEP KUMAR TEWARI, SON OF LATE BISHWANATH TEWARI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE + POST OFFICE AND POLICE STATION BARBATTA, DISTRICT KHAGARIA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COMMISSIONER, MUNGER DIVISION, MUNGER 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MUNGER 4. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR, LAND REFORMS, SADAR, MUNGER 5. THE BIHAR STATE BHOODAN YAGNA COMMITTEE, KADAM KUAN, PATNA THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN 6. THE DISTRICT BHOODAN YAGNA COMMITTEE, MUNGER THROUGH ITS KARYALAYA MANTRI 7. CHANDRA SHEKHAR PANDEY 8. MANORANJAN PANDEY 9. BENI MADHAV PANDEY 10. SANTOSH PANDEY 11. SANJAY PANDEY SL. NO. 7 TO 11 ALL SONS OF LATE JAGDISH PANDEY AND GREAT GRAND SONS OF LATE LAXMI NARAIN PANDEY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND POST MAMAI, P.S. ASARGANJ, MUNGER 12. DEVENDRA PANDEY 13. RAMESH CHANDRA PANDEY 14. ASHOK PANDEY SL. NO. 12 TO 14 ALL SONS OF LATE PRAN NATH PANDEY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND POST OFFICE MAMAI, P.S. ASARGANJ, MUNGER 15. NOMANI YADAV, SON OF LATE BANARSI YADAV 16. KIRAN DEVI, DAUGHTER OF NOMANI YADAV 17. BHUM YADAV, SON OF LATE BANARSI YADAV 18. KRISHNA YADAV, SON OF BHUM YADAV 19. BALRAM YADAV, SON OF BHUM YADAV 20. MADHURI YADAV, SON OF LATE SUKHAN YADAV 21. JAIHIND YADAV, SON OF PALI YADAV 22. PRAMOD YADAV, SON OF PALI YADAV 23. TANUKLAL YADAV, SON OF PARO YADAV 24. SURO YADAV, SON OF LATE JAI YADAV 25. RAMESHWAR YADAV, SON OF LATE JAI YADAV 26. GORELAL AVIDAS, SON OF LATE RUDO DAS 27. JOGINDAR RAVIDAS, SON OF LATE RUDO DAS 28. SUBODH YADAV, SON OF ARJUN YADAV 29. JANARDAN YADAV, SON OF LATE AMBIKA YADAV 30. KISHORI YADAV, SON OF LATE AMBIKA YADAV 31. ARUN YADAV, SON OF LATE AMBIKA YADAV 32. RAJENDRA RAVIDAS, SON OF LATE SUDHO DAS 33. MIHILAL RAVIDAS, SON OF LATE BINO RAVIDAS 34. ANIL YADAV, SON OF CHANDRADEO YADAV 35. MUKESH YADAV, SON OF CHANDRADEO YADAV 36. SANJAY YADAV, SON OF MADAN YADAV 37. ARUN YADAV, SON OF MADAN YADAV 38. DHODHI RAVIDAS, SON OF UNKOWN SL. NO. 15 TO 38 ALL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SAJUA, P.S. ASARGANJ, MUNGER 2 39. RAJU BINDH, SON OF GIRJA LAL BINDH 40. SHAMBHU BINDH, SON OF GIRJA LAL BINDH 41. RADHESHYAM SINGH, SON OF DEVI SINGH 42. SHAMBHU YADAV, SON OF SURESH YADAV 43. CHAMAK YADAV, SON OF SURESH YADAV SL. NO. 39 TO 43 ALL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHORGAON, P.S. ASARGANJ, MUNGER. 44. SANJAY PASWAN, SON OF ANANDI PASWAN 45. ASHOK PASWAN, SON OF ANANDI PASWAN 46. PRAMOD PASWAN, SON OF ANANDI PASWAN 47. MITHILESH PASWAN, SON OF ANANDI PASWAN 48. SUBODH PASWAN, SON OF KARDHO PASWAN 49. VIJAY PASWAN, SON OF YOGI PASWAN 50. DABLOO PASWAN, SON OF HARILAL PASWAN 51. KRISHNADEO PASWAN, SON OF HARILAL PASWAN 52. NANDU PASWAN, SON OF RAM PRASAD PASWAN 53. INDRADEO PASWAN, SON OF YOGI PASWAN 54. TETRI DEVI, WIFE OF LATE SHALIGRAM PASWAN 55. TUSHNI DEVI, WIFE OF LATE BANGALI PASWAN 56. MANTI DEVI, WIFE OF BRAHMDEO PASWAN 57. AMARJEET PASWAN, SON OF BANGALI PASWAN 58. MAHADEO MANDAL, SON OF LATE MODAN MANDAL 59. RANJU DEVI, WIFE OF VIJAY PASWAN 60. SANGITA DEVI, WIFE OF NIWAS PASWAN 61. SAROJ PASWAN, SON OF CHAMMAN PASWAN 62. SADANAND @ SADEY PASWAN, SON OF CHETAN PASWAN 63. DAYAKANT PASWAN, SON OF YOGI PASWAN 64. VAKIL SINGH, SON OF ADHIK SINGH 65. DHURI PASWAN, SON OF DOMAN PASWAN 66. JAGESHWAR PASWAN, SON OF GULESHWAR PASWAN 67. DALIP PASWAN, SON OF JAGESHWAR PASWAN 68. MANGAL PASWAN, SON OF JAGESHWAR PASWAN 69. BHAROSI SINGH, SON OF ADHIK SINGH 70. DAMODAR MANDAL, SON OF MAHENDRA MANDAL OF VILLAGE BALUAHI, P.S. ASARGANJ, DISTRICT MUNGER 71. RANJIT PASWAN, SON OF HARI LAL PASWAN SL. NO. 44 TO 69 AND 71 ALL RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE LAGMA, P.S. ASARGANJ, MUNGER. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RESPONDENTS ********* 5 29.10.2010 The petitioner has challenged the settlement made by the Bhoodan Yagna Committee in favour of respondent no. 15 to 71 of lands which were purportedly recorded in the name of the ancestors of the 3 petitioner. The said land was donated by the ancestors of respondent nos. 7 to 14 to the Bhoodan Yagna Committee and the Bhoodan Yagna Committee settled the lands in favour of the respondents. The petitioner claims that he is still in possession of the land despite the settlement made some time in the year 1960. In the year 2007, the petitioner moved the Collector, however, the Collector took no notice of the application and complaint filed on behalf of the petitioner. Finally the petitioner moved the Commissioner of the District under Section 17(A) of the Bihar Bhoodan Yagna Act, 1954. Section 17(A) of the said Act provides that the Commissioner has the power to satisfy himself regarding the correctness, legality or propriety of any order made by any authority or officer under this Act. It is submitted that the Commissioner has transferred the matter to the Collector to decide the issue. In the circumstances, the counsel for the Bhoodan Yagna Committee as well as the petitioner may appear before the Collector with a copy of this order. The 4 Collector should call for the records of settlement case and after noticing the parties, i.e. the respondents 7 to 71, decide the matter within six months of valid service of notices. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. Sanjay ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)