IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14195 of 2009 UMA SHANKAR SINGH, SON OF THAKUR SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BISHUNPURA, P.O. SHEIKHPURA, P.S. BASNATPUR, DISTRICT SIWAN---PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE JOINT DIRECTOR, CONSOLIDATION, MUZAFFARPUR. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, CONSOLIDATION, SIWAN. 4. THE CONSOLIDATION OFFICER, BASANTPUR, SIWAN. 5. KESHAW SINGH. 6. PARSURAM SINGH, BOTH SONS OF KAPILDEO SINGH, RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE BISHUNPURA, P.O. SHEIKHPURA, P.S. BASNATPUR, DISTRICT SIWAN. 7. SMT. SINGARI DEVI, WIFE OF UMA SHANKAR SINGH. 8. BATAI MANJHI, SON OF GAYA MANJHI. 9. SURENDRA MANJHI, SON OF CHHATHU MANJHI. 10. SAHODAR MANJHI, SON OF CHHATHU MANJHI. 11. SITA MANJHI, SON OF MURAT MANJHI. 12. RAMESHWAR ROUT, SON OF DWARIKA ROUT. 13. RADHIKA DEVI, DAUTHTER OF SURAJDEO RAI. 14. MOSTT. CHANDRAMA KUER, D/O SURAJ RAI. 15. MAYA DEVI D/O SURAJ RAI. 16. SURAJ RAI, SON OF ANANT RAI. 17. RAMJI RAI, SON OF ANANAT RAI. 18. KAILASH RAI, SON OF ANANT RAI. 19. ANIRUDH RAI. 20. BABU LAL RAI. 21. BACHCHA RAI, RESPONDENTS 19,20 AND 21 ARE SONS OF BIKARMA RAI. 22. MAHANTH RAI, SON OF BASUDEO RAI. ALL RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE BISHUNPURA, P.O. SHEIKHPURA, P.S. & ANCHAL BASNATPUR, DISTRICT SIWAN---RESPONDENTS 2ND SET. --------- 02. 29.10.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 16.6.1994, Annexure-4 passed by the Joint Director, Consolidation, Muzaffarpur, wherefrom it appears that the said order was passed after giving opportunity to the petitioner to file documents in support of his claim but in spite of repeated adjournment being allowed to him or his representatives, the documents having not been produced. In the circumstances, the court below had no option but to pass orders on the basis of the documents placed before it. The said order was passed 15 years earlier, in the circumstances, I am not inclined to grant further opportunity to the petitioner to produce documents and the writ application is dismissed on the ground of latches. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha, J.) - 2 -