IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.171 of 2009 In (CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE 5758/2007) Sri Harish Chandra Thakur, son of late Krishnadeo Thakur, resident of village- Lauria, P.O.& P.S.- Lauria, Dist- West Champaran ….. Petitioner/Appellant Versus 01. The State Of Bihar 02. The Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur 03. The Collector, West Champaran at Bettiah 04. The Additional Collector, West Champaran at Bettiah 05. The Deputy Collector, Land Revenue, the D.C.L.R., Narkatiaganj, Dist.- West Champaran, Bettiah 06. The Circle Officer, (Additional Collector Bettiah), Lauria, Dist.- West Champaran, Bettiah 07. Sri Madan Chaturvedi, son of Sri Kanti Chaubey, resident of village+ P.O.+P.S.- Lauria, Dist.-West Champaran …. Respondents/Respondents For the Appellant:- Mr. Manan Kr. Mishra, Sr. Adv., Mr. Sanjay Kr. Pandey & Mr. Kumar Sh. Shekar, Advocates For the Respondents:- Mr. Nawal Kishore & Mr. Jitendra Nath Tewary, Advs. ---------------------------------- 06. 24.11.2011 The present Appeal has been filed by the appellant against the order dated 27.1.2009 passed by the learned Single Judge in C.W.J.C. No. 5758 of 2007, dismissing the writ petition on the ground that appellant has claimed the land on placing a forged document settlement under the guise of patta granted by the Bettiah Estate, one of the ex- landlord to the grand-father of the appellant. The said document was disputed by the non-official respondent stating that it is a forged one and other 2 enquiry conducted by the higher authority, the District Collector has refused the case of the appellant. Learned senior counsel argued before us that the disputed land was settled to the grand- father of the appellant by the then landlord and therefore the document produced by him is not a forged one. The said contention was vehemently opposed by the learned counsel for the appellant stating that he has produced certified copy of the original document issued by the Bettiah Estate with respect of Plot No. 1398, Khata No. 4, covering an area of 1 ½ dhurs (Annexure-1), we are of the opinion that it would suffice, if a direction is issued to the Collector, West Champaran, Bettiah (respondent no.3) to verify the original records with regard to contents of Annexure-1 filed in the writ petition being certified true copy of patta and if the same is supported by the original records, we direct the Collector, West Champaran, Bettiah to here the matter afresh in presence of both the parties. We also make it clear that if Annexure-1 tallies with the original records, then the order passed by the authority stands quashed, but 3 however, if the records do not support the contents of Annexure-1, the order of the learned Single Judge would become operative and affirm in all aspects. With the above observation the L.P.A. stands disposed off. P.K. (T. Meena Kumari, J.) (Vikash Jain, J.)