IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1955 of 2009 1. RANA NAND KISHORE SINGH, aged about 66 years, Son of Late Rajo Singh @ Raj Narayan Singh 2. Raghunath Singh, Son of Late Ram Swaroop Singh 3. Ram Naresh Singh Son of Late Ram Phal Singh 4. Ashok Kumar Singh Son of Late Ramdeo Singh 5. Wakil Prasad Singh Son of Late Suba Singh All resident of village- Jahingra, P.S.- Patori, District- Samastipur ….. Petitioners Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Secretary, Department of Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The District Magistrate, Samastipur 4. The Settlement Officer, Darbhanga 5. Assistant Settlement Officer, Patori, Now Mohanpur Anchal, District Samastipur ….. Respondents ----------- 02 09.02.2009 Only reason why the petitioners have been forced to file the present writ application is because the Assistant Settlement Officer, Patori in Mohanpur Anchal in the District of Samastipur is not deciding the objection of the petitioner filed under Section 106 of the Bihar Tenancy Act with regard to Khata No. 1 to 90 situated in different plots in Mauza Jahingra, in the Anchal of Patori. Submission of learned counsel representing the petitioner is - 2 - that within the statutory period objection has been filed by him way back in the years, 2005 since no decision is being taken on the objection it will have reflection and prejudice is bound to be caused to the petitioner in absence of the decision on the objection. His contention is that four years is long time for any objection to be taken into consideration and disposed of. In the normal course of circumstances, the Court may have directed the respondents to file a counter affidavit and explain the inactivity or the reason for not disposing of the objection of the petitioner under Section 106 of the B.T. Act, but that would will delay the matter further and keep the writ application pending for a while which may not serve the interest of the petitioner or the institution. The writ application is disposed of with the direction upon the Settlement Officer, Darbhanga respondent No.4 that they shall conduct a decision on the objection of the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of communication of production of the copy of this order. The writ application is disposed of with the above direction. P.K. (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)