IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7960 of 2010 1. AMARNATH PRASAD S/O RAMCHANDRA RAUT R/O VILL.- MADHOPUR, P.S.- BARAULI, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ 2. UMA SHANKAR PRASAD S/O RAMCHANDRA RAUT R/O VILL.- MADHOPUR, P.S.- BARAULI, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ 3. RAMA SHANKAR PRASAD S/O RAMCHANDRA RAUT R/O VILL.- MADHOPUR, P.S.- BARAULI, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COLLECTOR, GOPALGANJ 3. THE ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, GOPALGANJ 4. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, GOPALGANJ 5. DEPUTY COLLECTOR LAND REFORMS, GOPALGANJ 6. THE CIRCLE OFFICER, GOPALGANJ 7. MAHANTH BHIKHARI DAS, CHELA OF LATE MAHANTH RAMCHANDRA DAS R/O VILL.- MADHOPUR, P.S. BARAULI, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ 03/ 14.05.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners are the purchasers of the land from Respondent no.7 the predecessor in interest of the recorded tenant and details of the purchase has been indicated in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the writ application. They are aggrieved by the order passed by the Collector, Gopalganj dated 11.1.2010, Annexure-15 in Misc. Land Ceiling Case No. 02 of 2005-06, whereunder the learned Collector, Gopalganj has rejected the recommendation of the Additional Collector, Gopalganj dated 4.3.2009, Annexure-14 to separate the lands purchased by the petitioners described in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the writ application from the lands of the Math (land-holder) and to refund the auctioned amount of Rs. 1,12,100/-, which is in deposit with the treasury, to the petitioners. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the order passed by the Collector, Gopalganj dated 11.1.2010, Annexure-15 is wholly without jurisdiction as the same is bereft of any reasons. - 2 - 4. Perusal of the order dated 11.1.2010, Annexure-15 indicates that the same has been passed without assigning any reasons that too without notice to the petitioners. 5. Against the order impugned dated 11.1.2010, Annexure- 15, petitioners have remedy of revision under sub-section (3) of Section 32 of the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) before the Board of Revenue. 6. Let the petitioners first avail the remedy of revision before the Board of Revenue and if they do not succeed, then they are always at liberty to approach this Court. The revision application be filed before the Board of Revenue within one month from today. The delay caused in filing the revision be condoned by the Board of Revenue as the petitioners approached this Court against the impugned order dated 11.1.2010 and having condoned the delay in filing the revision, the Board of Revenue should dispose of the revision petition as early as possible, in any case within a reasonable time, not exceeding four months. 7. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)