IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1832 of 2009 RAM CHANDRA PRASAD S/O LATE SHYAM SUNDAR NARAIN AN ADOPTED SON OF LATE TODOL NARAIN R/O MOHALLA TARCHHA SHEIKHPURA PS & DISTT-SHEIKHPURA--PETIIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR LAND REFORMS SHEIKHPURA 3. THE ANCHAL ADHIKARI,SHEIKHPURA 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SHEIKHPURA 5. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, SHEIKHPURA 6. THE LAND REFORMS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PANCHAM LAL BIHAR SARKAR NEW SEDCRETARIATE,PATNA--RESPONDENTS ----------- 2 5.2.2009 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Petitioner has made a grievance in the writ application that an application for mutation filed before the Anchal Adhikari, Sheikhpura has not attained finality right from the year 1986 which writ application initially filed by his mother and later on the petitioner being the legal heir also filed an application way back on 11.1.1993. Since no decision is being taken by the Circle Officer there is failure on the part of the public authority to perform a public duty and therefore the present writ application. Prima facie what has been stated by the petitioner in the writ application is held to be true it is a sad reflection on the way the holders of public office perform their duties. The Court refrains from recording anything more at this stage except that it would like to give an indulgence to respondent no.3 the Anchal Adhikari, Sheikhpura that he shall take up the mutation application of the petitioner on due priority and pass a final order in this regard preferably within a period of three months from the date of production or communication of a copy of this order. This writ application is allowed. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)