IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.15003 OF 2010 CHANDRA SHEKHAR PRASAD SINGH, SON OF LATE RAMJI SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHOTIYA, POLICE STATION BAKHTIYARPUR, DISTRICT SAHARSA ……………………………………………………………………………..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DIRECTOR, CONSOLIDATION, BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE ASSISTANT CONSOLIDATION OFFICER, SIMRI BAKHTIYARPUR, DISTRICT SAHARSA 4. ANIL KUMAR YADAV, SON OF LATE JAGDISH PRASAD YADAV 5. SUNIL KUMAR YADAV, SON OF LATE JAGDISH PRASAD YADAV 4 AND 5 ARE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KANTHO, POLICE STATION BAKHTIYARPUR, DISTRICT SAHARSA ………………………………………………………………………………RESPONDENTS ******** 2 09/09/2010 Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that during the pendency of the consolidation operation, the petitioner had executed a sale deed in favour of respondents 4 and 5 without permission of the authorities. It is submitted that respondents 4 and 5 did not pay the consideration amount. The petitioner then filed an application under Section 35 of the Consolidation Act before the Director, Consolidation. The Director, Consolidation has refused to intervene in the matter and exercise his power under Section 35 of the Act, as has rightly been observed by him, that the Director does not have the power to “enforce any remedial or punitive measures”, in this regard. The petitioner may take appropriate remedial measures as provided under the Bihar Consolidation of 2 Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation Act, 1956 or file a case before the Civil Court, if so advised. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J. )