IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.9919 OF 2010 1. AWADH KISHORE SINGH S/O LATE DAWRIKA ROY R/O VILL.- BHAGIPATTI, P.S. KETYA DISTT.- GOPALGANJ VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, GOPALGANJ 3. CIRCLE OFFICER, KETYA, GOPALGANJ 4. THE BHOODAN COMMITTEE THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, PATNA 5. THE MANAGER BHOODAN LAND DISTRIBUTION CAMP KHAJURAHA, BHORE, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ ********* 2 05/07/2010 This application has been filed for cancelling the jamabandi on the ground that the petitioner was settled the lands appertaining to Khato No. 280, Khesra No. 519 and 521 by patta issued by the Hathua Raj. The lands was settled by the Bhoodan Committee sometime in the year 1970. The petitioner submits that at the time of settlement, no notice was issued to the petitioner and as such there is a violation of principles of natural justice. This Court cannot interfere with the order of settlement after a period of 40 years. The delay in filing the writ application is unexplained and as such this Court cannot pass any order in favour of the petitioner who was sleeping over his rights. This writ application is dismissed. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J. )