IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.8342 OF 2009 1. SK.NURUDDIN, SON OF LATE NAWAB ALI 2. SK. NAJIMUDDIN, SON OF SK. TASNIF BOTH ARE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHOUNI, POST OFFICE PERBHELI, POLICE STATION KADWA, DISTRICT KATIHAR …………………………………………………………………………….PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, CEILING, KATIHAR 3. THE CIRCLE OFFICER, KADWA BLOCK, DISTRICT KATIHAR 4. NASEEM AKHTAR, SON OF LATE ANWAR ALI 5. SHAMIM AKHTAR, SON OF LATE ANWAR ALI 6. CHAITU RAY, SON OF LATE CHIKU ROY 7. KHERKU ROY, SON OF LATE KARTIK RAY 8. SANTHI RAY, SON OF LATE KANGLI RAY 9. MOSMAT PHULO DEIV, WIFE OF LATE BILLU RAM 10. SHANKAR RAJJAK, SON OF LATE SHASHI RAJJAK 11. KAMAL RAJJAK, SON OF LATE SHASHI RAJJAK 12. PURAN RAM, SON OF LATE JAGGAN RAM 13. MUNESHWAR RAM, SON OF LATE CHABHU RAM 14. JAGDISH RAY, SON F LATE SANTHI RAY 4 TO 14 ARE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DURNIA, POLICE STATION KADWA, DISTRICT KATIHAR ……………………………………………………………………………RESPONDENTS ************ 2 26/07/2010 The ceiling proceedings concluded way back several years ago. Thereafter, the surplus land was sought to be distributed in this case by issuing red cards. The petitioners have come to this Court challenging the order dated 12.12.1995 by which the Land Reforms Deputy Collector has ordered that red cards should be issued with respect to the lands in question which was subject matter of Ceiling Case No. 17 of 1995-96. The grievance of the petitioners is that the petitioners are in possession of the lands in question. 2 They were never noticed in the ceiling proceedings and as such the entire proceedings would require to be reviewed. This Court cannot interfere with the order dated 12.12.1995 at this juncture as the objection was raised by the petitioners before the Writ Court after a considerable unexplainable period. Moreover, the petitioners cannot challenge the order of distribution of the lands without challenging the procedures in the ceiling proceeding. In that view of the matter, this writ application is dismissed. However, the petitioners would be at liberty to seek whatever legal remedy available to him. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J. )