IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.10978 OF 2009 BIBHUTI NATH JHA, MADHUPUR, KAMTAUL, DARBHANGA VERSUS (1) THE STATE OF BIHAR (2) THE COMMISSIONER CUM SECRETARY, REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS DEPAT, GOVT. OF BIHAR (3) THE COLLECTOR , DARBHANGA (4) THE ADDL COLLECTOR, DARBHANGA (5) THE CIRCLE OFFICER, SIGHWARA (6) THE CHAIRMAN, BIHAR BOODAN YAGNA COMMITTEE (7) THE OFFICE SECRETARY, DISTRICT BHOODAN YAGNA COMMITTEE, LAHERISARAI. ----------- 3 05.10.2009. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner has come to this Court for a direction to respondent authorities to restore his possession over the land in question and to fix the rent by entering his name in the rent roll prepared under section 19 of the Bihar Bhoodan Act, 1954 (in short the Act). The petitioner submits that in the year 1957, 33 decimals of land of Kheshra no. 1913 appertaining to Khata no. 279 of village Madhupur in Thana no. 338 was donated to the Bihar Bhoodan Yagna Committee (in short the Committee) by duly executed Danpatra as per section 10 of the Act, which was after due publication under section 11(1) of the Act, confirmed vide order dated 24.1.1958, passed in case no. 381/A of 1957-58, a copy of publication of Danpatra and order dated 24.1.1958 is appended as annexure 1 to the writ petition. The petitioner further states that under section 14 of the Act, the Committee issued land certificate dated 10.6.1994 in his favour, thereafter he filed an application for mutation of the land in his name which is pending consideration causing hindrances in his - 2 - peaceful possession of the land by anti social elements. They have even encroached a portion of the aforesaid land. The petitioner submits that under section 14A of the Act, the Collector of the district has been empowered to protect the awardees of certificate from any transgression on their lands. Having heard the parties, the writ petition is disposed of with observation that the petitioner should approach the Collector cum Revenue officer, Darbhanga for taking appropriate measure under section 14A of the Act. In case, such application is filed by the petitioner, the Collector would look into the mater and dispose of the same. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh,J).