IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7067 of 2010 1. BIDYARATHI MAHTO S/O LATE JANKI MAHTO R/O PIPRA KACHAHARI TOLE, ANCHAL AND P.S.- JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 2. RUDAL MAHTO S/O LATE INDRASAN MAHTO R/O PIPRA KACHAHARI TOLE, ANCHAL AND P.S.- JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 3. BHOJ SAH S/O LATE RAMNATH SAH R/O PIPRA KACHAHARI TOLE, ANCHAL AND P.S.- JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 4. ACHHELAL SAH S/O GANESH SAH R/O PIPRA KACHAHARI TOLE, ANCHAL AND P.S.- JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 5. SHYAMA NAND SHARMA S/O LATE RAJDEO SHARMA R/O PIPRA KACHAHARI TOLE, ANCHAL AND P.S.- JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 6. MADAN SHARMA S/O LATE RAJDEO SHARMA R/O PIPRA KACHAHARI TOLE, ANCHAL AND P.S.- JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 7. HUSNAIN MIAN S/O LATE NATHUNI MIAN R/O PIPRA KACHAHARI TOLE, ANCHAL AND P.S.- JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 8. AZIZ MIAN S/O LATE NATHU MIAN R/O PIPRA KACHAHARI TOLE, ANCHAL AND P.S.- JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 9. FIRANGI SAH S/O LATE MAHADEO SAH R/O PIPRA KACHAHARI TOLE, ANCHAL AND P.S.- JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 10. BABULAL YADAV S/O LATE NATHUNI RAUT R/O PIPRA KACHAHARI TOLE, ANCHAL AND P.S.- JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. COLLECTOR, WEST CHAMPARAN, BETTIAH 3. D.C.L.R., BETTIAH, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 4. LAL SRIRAM S/O MANOHAR RAM R/O VILL.- KHALWA TOLA, GOHARHIYA, ANCHAL AND P.S. JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 5. SHAMBHU RAM S/O RAGHUNATH RAM R/O VILL.- KHALWA TOLA, GOHARHIYA, ANCHAL AND P.S. JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 6. PARAS RAM S/O BANDHU RAM R/O VILL.- KHALWA TOLA, GOHARHIYA, ANCHAL AND P.S. JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 7. INDRASAN RAM S/O MOHAN RAM R/O VILL.- KHALWA TOLA, GOHARHIYA, ANCHAL AND P.S. JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 8. JITAN RAM S/O JAG RAM R/O VILL.- KHALWA TOLA, GOHARHIYA, ANCHAL AND P.S. JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 9. AMERIKA RAM S/O NATHUNI RAM R/O VILL.- KHALWA TOLA, GOHARHIYA, ANCHAL AND P.S. JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 10. LAXMI RAM S/O ACHHAIBAR RAM R/O VILL.- KHALWA TOLA, GOHARHIYA, ANCHAL AND P.S. JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 11. RABINDRA RAM S/O HARIHAR RAM R/O VILL.- KHALWA TOLA, GOHARHIYA, ANCHAL AND P.S. JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 12. BHAGRASHAN RAM S/O SIDH HARAN RAM R/O VILL.- KHALWA TOLA, GOHARHIYA, ANCHAL AND P.S. JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 13. RANJIT RAM S/O TUNKI RAM R/O VILL.- KHALWA TOLA, GOHARHIYA, ANCHAL AND P.S. JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 14. BIRJHAN RAM S/O CHANAR RAM R/O VILL.- KHALWA TOLA, GOHARHIYA, ANCHAL AND P.S. JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 15. JAGRANATH RAM S/O JUGGA RAM R/O VILL.- KHALWA TOLA, GOHARHIYA, ANCHAL AND P.S. JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN - 2 - 16. DHODHA RAM S/O MOHAN RAM R/O VILL.- KHALWA TOLA, GOHARHIYA, ANCHAL AND P.S. JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 17. JHAGRU MANJHI S/O SHIVSHARAN MANJHI R/O VILL.- KHALWA TOLA, GOHARHIYA, ANCHAL AND P.S. JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 18. CHANDRADEO HAJRA S/O JRA HAJRA R/O VILL.- KHALWA TOLA, GOHARHIYA, ANCHAL AND P.S. JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 19. SHIV SHANKAR RAM S/O RAMRAJ RAM R/O VILL.- KHALWA TOLA, GOHARHIYA, ANCHAL AND P.S. JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 20. JAG RAM S/O DHARICHHAN RAM R/O VILL.- KHALWA TOLA, GOHARHIYA, ANCHAL AND P.S. JOGAPATTI, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN ----------- 02. 30.04.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners are aggrieved by the order dated 19.6.2009 passed in Revenue Misc. Case no.93 of 1996-97, Annexure-1 and order dated 27.7.2009 passed in Revenue Misc. Case no.75 to 82 of 1997-98, Annexure-1/A, whereunder their request for grant of occupancy status in the light of the provisions contained in Section-22 of the Bihar Land Reforms(Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land), Act, 1961(hereinafter referred to as the Act) has been rejected on the ground that purcha in favour of private respondent nos.4 to 20 stood issued in the year 1994 after the land was declared surplus in the land ceiling proceeding initiated against Sri Ghanshyam Tiwary, the land holder. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that purcha issued in favour of private respondents is required to be recalled in the light of the findings recorded by the Deputy Collector Land Refroms, Bettiah under order dated 18.8.1999 passed in Share Cropping Case No.19 of 1996-97, Annexure-6. It is also submitted that in the light of the provisions contained in Section 27(1)(ii)(iii) of the Act, the surplus land is required to be distributed amongst the landless persons of - 3 - Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or backward classes residing in the village in which the surplus land is situate and the purcha issued in favour of private respondent nos.5 to 20 should be recalled and surplus land be settled with the petitioners who are the share cropper of the lands in question and holding land less than one acre in the same village in which the lands in question is situate. 4. Let petitioners raise the aforesaid submission before the Board of Revenue, Bihar, Patna by filing revision as remedy of revision against the impugned order is available to them. Delay in filing the revision application be condoned by the Board of Revenue and the matter be adjudicated on merits. Petitioners shall be at liberty to request the Board of Revenue to grant interim protection in the light of the order of the deputy Collector, Land Reforms declaring them share cropper of the lands in question. 5.This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha, J.)