IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7087 of 2007 Shiva Prasad Choudhary, son of Late Charitra Chaudhary, resident of village- Saidpur, Police Station- Chakmehsi, District- Samastipur. .....Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Collector, Samastipur. 3. The Circle Officer (C.O.), Kalyanpur, Police Station- Kalyanpur, District- Samastipur. 4. The Circle Inspector, Kalyanpur, Police Station- Kalyanpur, District- Samastipur. 5. Anchal Amin, Kalyanpur, Police Station- Kalyanpur, District- Samastipur. 6. Shankar Sah, son of Late Kago Sah, resident of village- Saidpur, Police Station- Chakmehsi, District- Samastipur. .... Respondents. ----------- 02- 5.2.2009 Heard Mr. Satya Narayan Mishra for the petitioner, and Mr. Prashant Kumar Choudhary, learned assistant counsel to Government Pleader No.7. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 31.3.2007, passed by the learned Collector of the district of Samastipur, in Basgit Parcha Appeal Case No.436 of 2000 (Shiv Prasad Choudhary Vs. Shankar Sah and others), whereby the appeal preferred by the present petitioner has been rejected. Learned counsel for the petitioner raises a grievance that he was denied the opportunity to be heard in the matter. 2 It appears on a perusal of the materials on record that the petitioner and/or the counsel was absent when the matter was taken up and, therefore, the matter was decided without hearing him. It is thus evident that reasonable opportunity was afforded to the petitioner which was not availed of. The impugned order cannot, therefore, be assailed on that ground. The writ petition is dismissed. (S K Katriar, J.) S.K.Pathak/