IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.W.J.C. No.9078 of 2008 Shankar Prasad Singh, S/O late Jawahar Prasad Singh, Resident of village Jhapania, P.S. Baunsi, district Banka .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Collector, Madhepura 3. Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Madhepura 4. Circle Officer, Chausa, district Madhepura .. Respondents **** /2/ 27.04.2009 Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Grievance of the petitioner is that the Circle Officer, Chausa, Madhepura, being the quasi judicial authority has committed a serious error of jurisdiction by refusing to exercise power vested in him under the statute. The petitioner had applied for correction of Jamabandi on 19.06.2007. On such application till date neither any proceeding has been initiated nor has any order been passed. Petitioner approached the District Magistrate, Madhepura, also for a direction to the Circle Officer to act upon his application, but, there is no response from the District Magistrate, as well. The Circle Officer is under the obligation to pass some order on the application of the petitioner, dated 19.06.2007, for the reason that he is a - 2 - statutory functionary and can not refuse to exercise jurisdiction vested in him. 3. Accordingly, this application is disposed off. The Circle Officer, Chausa, Madhepura, is directed to pass order on the application filed by the petitioner on 19.06.2007. Cp:2/S.A. ( Mridula Mishra, J.)