IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14363 of 2006 MANKHUSH MANDAL & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2. 25.7.2008. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioners are aggrieved by the order dated 20.4.2006 passed by the Additional Collector, Purnia in M/R Case No. 112 of 2003 as contained in Annexure-6 to this application whereunder learned Additional Collector has dismissed the revision case. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that they had applied for mutation of the lands in question before the Collector under the Act i.e. the Circle Officer who allowed their request for mutation over the lands in question, which was assailed by the private Respondent No. 4 in appeal before the Deputy Collector Land Reforms Vide Mutation Appeal No. 13 of 2002-03 which was conditionally allowed under orders dated 25.6.2003 as contained in Annexure-5 to this application against which present Mutation Revision Case No. 112 of 2003 was filed before the Collector of the District as is required under Section 16 of the Bihar Tenants Holdings(Maintenance of Records) Act, 1973(hereinafter referred to as “the Act”). The Collector transferred the mutation revision to the Additional Collector who having heard the counsel for the parties, dismissed the revision case under order dated 20.4.2006. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that order dated 20.4.2006, Annexure-6 is wholly without jurisdiction as Additional Collector of the District has no authority to dispose of the - 2 - mutation revision filed under Section 16 of the Act. Section 16 of the Act is very specific as it clearly empowers the Collector of the District to consider the mutation revision application. 4. Having heard counsel for the petitioners and the counsel for the State, I set aside the order dated 20.4.2006, Annexure-6 passed by the Additional Collector in Mutation Revision No. 112 of 2003 and direct that Mutation Revision No. 112 of 2003 be considered on merit by the Collector of the District in accordance with law. 5. This writ application is, accordingly disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha,J.)