IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.261 of 2009 MITRAJIT SINGH, S/O LATE RAM NANDAN SINGH, R/O VILLAGE-KURMURI, P.S. SIKRAHATTA, DISTRICT-BHOJPUR. -APPELLANT Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. COLLECTOR CUM DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BHOJPUR. -RESPONDENTS 2 25.03.2009 The writ petitioner was given time to exercise option to chose the land which he wanted to surrender and the land which he wanted to retain with respect to the surplus lands in question. This Court directed the petitioner to file an application before the Collector within a period of two months from the date of order with a further direction that if such an application is filed the Collector shall dispose of the same within a further period of six months in accordance with law. The petitioner approached the Collector only after three months. The Collector refused to consider the said application. The learned single Judge did not interfere with the matter. We are also unable to exercise power but we give freedom to the appellant to approach the learned single Judge 2 who passed order in CWJC no. 9721 of 2005 by filing review application to extend the time to approach the Collector. The appeal is disposed of with the observation aforesaid. (J.B. Koshy, CJ.) (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.) AAhmad