IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10320 of 2001 CHHEDI MANDAL & ANR. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 05/ 15.9.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners. None appears for the private Respondents, although they have been served with notice of these proceedings. During the pendency of this writ application, petitioner no.1, who was recorded as Sikmidar in the Revisional Survey, died. In the circumstances, his heirs are at liberty to raise their own dispute under Section 48E of the Bihar Tenancy Act with regard to the lands in question before the Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Dhamdaha, Purnea. Petitioner no.2 is also at liberty to raise his own dispute by filing better particulars that he is being threatened by the raiyat and the application raising the dispute be decided without being prejudiced by the earlier order dated 12.1.2001, passed by the Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Dhamdaha, Purnea, as contained in Annexure-1 to this application. With the liberty aforesaid, this writ application is dismissed as withdrawn. Arjun/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)