IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.941 of 2008 ====================================================== Balkrishna Yadav, son of Saudagar Mahto, resident of village Liri Tar, Police Station Chandan, District Banka .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The District Collector, Banka 3. The District Forest Officer, Banka .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shiwesh Chandra Mishra For the Respondent/s : Mr. (Gp14) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SHEEMA ALI KHAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SHEEMA ALI KHAN) 4 18-10-2011 The petitioner has prayed that he may not be disturbed from cultivating the lands which was released by the Forest Department in the year 1966. The lands in question appertain to mouze Garbhudih, Thana No. 764, Khata No. 35, 15 Khesra No. 185, 186 and 261 measuring 6 acres 95 decimals and the lands appertaining to Khata No. 35 and 261 measuring 16 acres 76 decimals. According to the petitioner, the lands in question were released by the Divisional Forest Officer, Deoghar vide letter nos. 2263 ( ) dated 03.06.1966 and 2263 ( ) dated 05.06.1966. The petitioner was issued a notice in view of which he sent all his documents relating to the release of the lands by Patna High Court CWJC No.941 of 2008 (4) dt.18-10-2011 2 / 2 2 registered post to the District Forest Officer, Banka, but till today the District Forest Officer, Banka is sitting tight over the matter and not taking any action and deciding the issues in accordance with law, although the matter is pending since 19.12.2005. I accordingly direct that the District Forest Officer, Banka is directed to look into the documents i.e. the letter of the Forest Department releasing the lands in favour of the petitioner in the year 1966 and determine the issues in question within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The petitioner would be at liberty to produce a copy of this order along with all the relevant documents before the District Forest Officer, Banka within a period of two months from today. In the mean time, the respondents should not disturb the possession of the petitioner over the lands in question. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Prabhakar Anand/- (Sheema Ali Khan, J)