IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.7124 OF 2008 1. WIHAR PRASAD, SON OF LATE JAGARNATH RAI 2. AANDHI DEVI, DAUGHTER OF LATE JAGARNATH RAI 3. ASHA DEVI, DAUGHTER OF LATE JAGARNATH RAI 4. NAGESHWAR RAI, SON OF LATE SUKHDEO RAI 5. BASGIT RAI, SON OF LATE CHATTU RAI 6. BASISTHA PRASAD, SON OF LATE MUKHLAL BAITHA 7. SATYA NARAIN PASWAN, SON OF LATE SUKHLAL PASWAN 8. RAM KISHUN SINGH, SON OF LATE BISHUNDEO SINGH ALL ARE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HALDI CHAPRA, BADAN TOLA, POLICE STATION MANER, DISTRICT PATNA 9. MOTI LAL RAI, SON OF LATE THAKUR RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MAHAVIR TOLA, POST OFFICE CHHIHATTAR, POLICE STATION MANER, DISTRICT PANTA 10. BABU LAL RAI, SON OF LATE CHANDRASAN RAI 11. MOSTT. LAXMANIA DEVI, WIFE OF LATE BAHAL RAO 10 & 11 ARE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HALDI CHAPRA, BADAN TOLA, POLICE STATION MANER, DISTRICT PATNA 12. RAM NARESH SINGH, SON OF GANGA SINGH 13. JAGAT KISHORE SHARMA, SON OF RAM ASHOK SINGH 14. JUDAGI RAJAK, SON OF LATE JAWAHAR RAJAK 12 TO 14 ARE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SAHPUR, POST OFFICE DANAPUR, POLICE STATION MANER, DISTRICT PATNA …………………………………………………………………………….PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COLLECTOR, PATNA 3. THE ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, PATNA 4. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR, PATNA 5. THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER, DANAPUR, PATNA 6. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR LAND REFORMS, DANAPUR, PATNA 7. THE CIRCLE OFFICER, MANER, PATNA 8. BIGA BAITHA, SON OF PASHI BAITHA 9. BADRI BAITHA, SON OF PASHI BAITHA 10. LALLAN MAHTO, SON OF RAMA NAND MAHTO 11. RAJ KISHORE MAHTO, SON OF RAMA NAND MAHTO 12. BHUWAR MAHTO, SON OF ARJUN MAHTO 13. RAJENDRA RAI, SON OF AGAN RAI ALL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NAYA TOLA, MANER, PATNA 14. MALTI DEVI, WIFE OF RAGHUNATH BAITHA 15. MANOJ RAI, SON OF ASHOK RAI 16. MITHILESH RAI, SON OF LALIT RAI 17. DEVENDRA RAI, SON OF SACHITA RAI 18. SANJAY RAI, SON OF BALESHWAR RAI 19. HARDEO RAI, SON OF DEVLAL RAI 20. SHANKAR RAI, SON OF BRIJ NANDAN RAI 21. BINOD RAI, SON OF MAHESH RAI ALL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHAR HARAR, MANER, PATNA 22. UDAY PASWAN, SON OF MADAN PASWAN 23. BHAIJU DEVI, WIFE OF BHARAT PASWAN 24. BIKUL PASWAN, SON OF BHIKHAR PASWAN 2 25. BINESHWAR RAM, SON OF BIRAN RAM 26. BISHWAKARMA PASWAN, SON OF JAI NANDAN PASWAN 27. WAKIL PASWAN, SON OF JAI NATH PASWAN 28. SURAJ PASWAN, SON OF BIKASH PASWAN 29. AYODHYA RAM, SON OF BASU NAYAK RAM 30. BIJAY RAM, SON OF RAM DAYAL RAM 31. SRI RAM RAI, SON OF LATE DHANI RAI 32. DHARMDEO RAM, SON OF SUKDEO RAI 33. KAUSHAL RAM, SON OF TEGAR RAM 34. AKLU THAKUR, SON OF YODHAN THAKUR 35. GOVIND RAM, SON OF BASUNAYAK RAM 36. DEEPAK PASWAN, SON OF UDAY PASWAN 37. BIHARI BIND, SON OF SAKALDEO MAHTO 38. SATYENDRA PASWAN, SON OF YOGENDRA PASWAN 39. ANIL THAKUR, SON OF KISHORI THAKUR 40. SUDARSHAN THAKUR, SON OF RAMNATH THAKUR 41. MOHAN THAKUR, SON OF PRABHU THAKUR 42. MANOJ PASWAN, SON OF SALOK PASWAN ALL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAMPUR, MANER, PATNA 43. BISHWANATH THAKUR, SON OF RAM RAJ MAHTO 44. BIJAY MAHTO, SON OF GANPAT MAHTO 45. LAXMUNIA DEVI, WIFE OF SATYENDRA MAHTO 46. KANCHAN RAI, SON OF SHIVPUJAN RAI 47. BINA DEVI, WIFE OF PRAMOD RAI 48. GODHARI DEVI, WIFE OF KRISHNA RAI 49. PUNARWASIA DEVI, WIFE OF RAJNATH RAI 50. DEVKUMAR RAI, SON OF MUNILAL RAI 51. MANORMA DEVI, WIFE OF MADAN RAI 52. CHANDSI RAI, SON OF CHANDESHWAR RAI ALL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HALDI CHAPRA, MANER, PATNA 53. SATYENDRA MAHTO, SON OF RAJ NATH MAHTO 54. BAHADUR MAHTO, SON OF DHARMNATH MAHTO 55. MOHAN MAHTO, SON OF SHIVJI MAHTO 56. KAMESHAR SAO, SON OF NAGESHAR SAO 57. MANJU RAI, SON OF GAMA RAI 58. ASHOK RAI, SON OF MADNI RAI 59. RAJMATI DEVI, WIFE OF PRAHALAD RAI 60. PUNDEO RAI, SON OF MATHURA RAI 61. CHANDU RAI, SON OF DURGA RAI 62. MITHILESH RAI, SON OF GANGA RAI 63. LAL CHAND RAI, SON OF RAM EKBAL RAI 64. DIDNA RAI, SON OF JAGDEO RAI 65. SHAILI DEVI, WIFE OF MULKI RAI 66. RAM PRAVESH RAI, SON OF ENARMAN RAI 67. DHANESHWAR RAI, SON OF HARI DAYAL RAI 68. GUDDU RAI, SON OF JANARDAN RAI 69. MANOJ RAI, SON OF JAI PRAKASH RAI 70. AMIT RAI, SON OF BAIKUNTH RAI 71. AJIT RAI, SON OF BAITHA RAI 72. MUNIA DEVI, WIFE OF BIGHA RAI 73. DHARMNATH RAI, SON OF JAICHI RAI 74. PAPPU RAI, SON OF BARIN RAI 3 75. JAI PRAKASH RAI, SON OF GAYA RAI 76. SHAMBHU RAI, SON OF RAMA RAI 77. KRISHNA RAI, SON OF GAJADHAR RAI 78. SHYAMA DEVI, WIFE OF BINAY RAI 79. DAMLAZI DEVI, WIFE OF AMARNATH RAI 80. SANCHIT RAI, SON OF MAUJI RAI 81. SUDARSHAN RAI, SON OF PANNU RAI 82. BARFI RAI, SON OF BHUNESHWAR RAI 83. SURESH RAI, SON OF TRIBHWAN RAI 84. GUDDU RAI, SON OF SHRI DAYAD RAI 85. PAWAN RAI, SON OF MARUNI RAI 86. RAM BRISH RAI, SON OF MEWALAL RAI 87. PANCHANAND RAI, SON OF LAGAN RAI 88. DHARMRAJ RAI, SON OF SATRUGHAN RAI 89. PARMESHWAR RAI, SON OF DHARICHAN RAI 90. HARERAM RAI, SON OF PRABHU RAI 91. JAINATH RAI, SON OF KEDAR RAI 92. CHANDAN RAI, SON OF JAINANDAN RAI 93. PARWATI DEVI, WIFE OF JAGARNATH RAI 94. SONA DEVI RAI, WIFE OF BISHWANATH RAI 95. RUNIA DEVI, WIFE OF SAMBHU RAI 96. BISHNU DAYAL RAI, WIFE OF SHIV PRASAD RAI 97. NAGINA RAI, SON OF RAM GARHI RAI 98. BISHRAM RAI, SON OF RAMAVTAR RAI 99. CONGRESS RAI, SON OF CHABILA RAI 100. SHEELANATH RAI, SON OF SAKUN RAI 101. REKHA DEVI, WIFE OF DINESH RAM 102. SAGAR RAI, SON OF TEGA RAI 103. ARUN RAI, SON OF SHIV PRASHAN RAI ALL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BADAL TOLA, MANER, PATNA 104. SHIVJI RAI, SON OF RANVIR RAI 105. SOMA RAI, SON OF RANVIR RAI BOTH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DUMARIA, MANER, PATNA 106. BANSI RAI, SON OF MUKHLAL RAI 107. DEEPAK KUMAR, SON OF SATYENDRA KUMAR BOTH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHAWANI TOLA, MANER, PATNA 108. SHIV PRASAD RAI, SON OF HARDEO RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BADAL TOLA, MANER, PATNA 109. BASGIT RAI, SON OF CHATTU RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PURANA TOLA, MANER, PATNA 110. AKLI DEVI, WIFE OF TENGAR RAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAMPUR, MANER, PATNA 111. RAJU DOME, SON OF BIRMOHI DOME, RESIDENT OF NAYA TOLA, MANER, PATNA 112. SAMPAT DAS, SON OF SHANKAR DAS, RESIDENT OF HALDI CHAPRA, MANER, PATNA 113. CHANESHWAR SAW, SON OF LALPATI SAW, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NAYA TOLA, MANER, PATNA 114. RAMESH SHARMA, SON OF MAAHESHAR SHARMA, RESIDENT OF RAM NAGAR, MANER, PATNA 115. SASHANK KUMAR, SON OF SANTOSH KUMAR 116. ARVIND SHARMA, SON OF SITA RAM SHARMA 4 117. PAWAN KUMAR, SON OF BHUP JI ALL RESIDENT OF VILLAG EKOYRI TOLA, MANER, PATNA 118. BHOLA RAI, SON OF JAWALA RAI 119. MAHESHWAR RAI, SON OF MAHANAND RAI BOTH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PURANA TOLA, POLICE STATION MANER, PATNA 120. COLLECTOR RAI, SON OF NAZIR RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HALDI CHAPRA, MANER, PATNA 121. LAL MOHAN RAI, SON OF RAM EKBAL RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHIHINTER, MANER, PATNA 122. DEVENDRA RAI, SON OF KAPIL RAI, RESIDENT OF HALDI CHAPRA, MANER, PATNA 123. DILIP RAI, SON OF NARAYAN RAI, RESIDENT OF HALDI CHAPRA, MANER, PATNA 124. BARFI RAI, SON OF BHUNESHWAR RAI 125. BALI RAI, SON OF JHULAN RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SWAR MARWA, MANER, PATNA 126. MEENA DEVI, WIFE OF RANJAY RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HALDI CHAPRA, MANER, PATNA 127. MANAGER RAI, SON OF RAJ NANDAN RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HULASHI TOLA, MANER, PATNA 128. SAJJAR ALI, SON OF MD. PARWEZ 129. MD. KHUSHRU, SON OF SARFUDDIN KHAN 130. MD. AAMIR, SON OF JAFRULLA KHAN 131. DILAWAR ALI KHAN, SON OF WAHID HUSSAIN KHAN 132. JAKIUDDIN KHAN, SON OF TANBIR KHAN 133. JUNAID KHAN, SON OF MD. FARID KHAN 134. YUSUF KHAN, SON OF JAMLABAD KHAN 135. HASIB KHAN, SON OF TAUHID KHAN 136. ARSHAD KHAN, SON OF WAHID HUSSAIN KHAN 137. MD. ISHAN KHAN, SON OF TAJUDDIN KHAN 138. NADIM HASSAN, SON OF ENAMUDDIN KHAN 139. MD. MORBI, SON OF SAMIR DAR KHAN 140. AMIR KHAN, SON OF FAJUDDIN KHAN 141. MD. SAHAB, SON OF JAHANGIR 142. NAZIR AHMAD, SON OF GUDDU KHAN ALL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHAR HARAR, MANER, PATNA 143. BINOD RAI, SON OF SHIV NANDAN RAI 144. RAMUNI DEVI, WIFE OF SAUKHIN DOME 145. DUKHAN DOME, SON OF MUNILAL DOME 146. SHIVJI PASWAN, SON OF CHANDRA PASWAN 147. RAJ MOHAN PASWAN, SON OF CHANDRA PASWAN 148. RAJESH PASWAN, SON OF BAUDH PASWAN 149. AJAY RAM, SON OF GANPAT RAM 150. SHESH RAM, SON OF GANPAT RAM 151. UMA RAM, SON OF DULAR RAM 152. JITENDRA RAM, SON OF GURU CHARAN RAM 153. BALDEO RAM, SON OF JAGARNATH RAM 154. RAMDEO RAM, SON OF JAGARNATH RAM 155. YOGENDRA RAM, SON OF BISHUN DAYA RAM 156. LAXMAN RAM, SON OF NARESH RAM 157. RAJ KISHORE RAM, SON OF MANOJ RAM 5 158. MANOJ RAM, SON OF RAMJEET RAM 159. RAMLAL RAM, SON OF RAM JANAM RAM 160. AMIKA RAM, SON OF RAM KUMAR RAM 161. NANDESHWAR RAM, SON OF NARAYAN RAM 162. SAKAL RAM, SON OF NARAYAN RAM 163. DEVENDRA RAM, SON OF NARAYAN RAM 164. BHAGWAN RAI, SON OF ASHA NANDAN RAI 165. SUGIA DEVI, WIFE OF RAMADHAR RAM 166. SURESH RAM, SON OF RAM SWAROOP RAM 167. BIGAN RAM, SON OF BUTAI RAM 168. JAI NATH RAM, SON OF BUTAI RAM 169. TUNTUN MAHTO, SON OF NARESH MAHTO 170. DHANRAJ MAHTO, SON OF RAM BHAJU MAHTO 171. PANKAJ MAHTO, SON OF TUNTUN MAHTO 172. LALTI DEVI, WIFE OF SUBEDAR MAHTO 173. RAJ KUMAR MAHTO, SON OF BUTAI MAHTO 174. SINATH RAM, SON OF PARIKHAN RAM 175. LALDEO RAM, SON OF JAGARNATH RAM 176. BIJENDRA RAM, SON OF SINAM RAM 177. CHANDEO RAM, SON OF JAGARNATH RAM 178. MUKESH BAITHA, SON OF BASISTHA BAITHA 179. SATYA NARAYAN PASWAN, SON OF SUKHLAL PASWAN 180. RAM BAHAL RAM, SON OF RAJA RAM 181. MAHANAND RAM, SON OF GUDRI RAM 182. SATROHAN PASWAN, SON OF SUKHLAL PASWAN 183. SATRUHAN PASWAN, SON OF RAM NARAYAN RAM 184. INDRELOK PASWAN, SON OF MAHNGU PASWAN 185. MAHENDRA RAM, SON OF LAKHICHAND RAM 186. NAGENDRA RAM, SON OF SAMPAT RAM 187. DUKHIYA DEVI, WIFE OF NANDESHWAR RAM 188. SANJAY RAM, SON OF RAM SWAROOP RAI 189. SURYA DEO RAM, SON OF BASI RAM 190. RAMESH RAM, SON OF TULSI RAM 191. JAI PRAKASH RAM, SON OF RAM SUNDAR ROY 192. BIRENDRA RAM, SON OF BISHUN DAYAL RAM 193. BAITI DEVI, WIFE OF SAHADUR RAM 194. RAM BABU PASWAN, WIFE OF BANDH PASWAN 195. NAGENDRA KUMAR, SON OF BHUNESHWAR PRASAD ALL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NAYKA TOLA, MANER, PATNA 196. DHANMATI DEVI, WIFE OF MANGAL MAHTO 197. SAKHSATI DEVI, WIFE OF YOGI MAHTO 198. JAGARNATH MAHTO, SON OF RAM RAJ MAHTO 199. ANUMATI DEVI, WIFE OF BITESHAR MAHTO 200. LALLAN MAHTO, SON OF SUCHIT MAHTO 201. TARKESHWAR MAHTO, SON OF GANPAT MAHTO 202. BADRI MAHTO, SON OF SRI BHAGWAN MAHTO 203. SURENDRA RAI, SON OF DAB DAYAL 204. BADRI RAI, SON OF PANCHAN RAI 205. SURESH RAI, SON OF DULAR RAI 206. NAGENDRA RAI, SON OF RAM BALAK RAI 207. RAJESH MAHTO, SON OF SIFARA MAHTO 208. KUMAR MAHTO, SON OF JAGARNATH MAHTO 6 209. SUNDAR DEVI, WIFE OF KUMAR MAHTO 210. LALTI DEVI, WIFE OF AATAUSH RAI 211. BAIJU RAI, SON OF RAMASHISH RAI 212. SUDARSHAN RAI, SON OF LATE DHARICHAN RAI 213. GANGA DEVI, WIFE OF BHUWALI MAHTO ALL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HALDI CHAPRA, MANER, PATNA 214. RAJ KUMAR, SON OF SUDHAR SHAN RAJAK, RESIDENT OF AZAD NAGAR, MANER, PATNA 215. SHIV KUMAR SAO, SON OF DEVENDRA SAO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DEBISANI, MANER, PATNA 216. BAIJNATH RAI, SON OF RAGHU BANSH RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NILKAUTH TOLA, MANER, PATNA 217. MEERA DEVI, WIFE OF BISHWANATH MAHTO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HALDI CHAPRA, MANER, PANTA 218. BALESHWAR THAKUR, SON OF JODHAN THAKUR 219. DHARMANATH PASWAN, SON OF BHELA PASWAN 220. MAMTA DEVI, WIFE OF RAJ KISHORE PASWAN BOTH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAMPUR, MANER, PATNA 221. BHAGWAN BHAGAT, SON OF SURAJ BHAGAT 222. RAJ KUMAR BHAGAT, SON OF CHANDRA BHAGAT 223. SIDH BHAGAT, SON OF RAM DAS BHAGAT 224. BANDHU BHAGAT, SON OF RAM DAS BHAGAT 225. KAMESHWAR RAI, SON OF SUCHIT RAI ALL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BADAL TOLA, MANER, PATNA 226. RAM PRAVESH RAM, SON OF JAG MOHAN RAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NAYKA TOLA, MANER, PATNA 227. RAM PATI DEVI, WIFE OF SHIVJI MAHTO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BADAL TOLA, MANER, PATNA 228. AMARJIT PASWAN, SON OF RAM CHATI PASWAN 229. BIJENDRA PASWAN, SON OF BHOLA PASWAN BOTH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAMPUR, MANER, PATNA 230. DASRATH MAHTO, SON OF BHAGWAN RAI 231. SATROHAN MAHTO, SON OF MANU MAHTO BOTH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HALDI CHAPRA, MANER, PATNA 232. SINAN MAHTO, SON OF GANGA MAHTO 233. BHAGWAN SAO, SON OF DEV PRASAD 234. PANWATI DEVI, WIFE OF DHURB SAO 235. SUNITA DEVI, WIFE OF MAGHNATH RAI 236. DEEPAK RAI, SON OF PRABHU RAI 237. HIRMATI DEVI, WIFE OF BHOLA RAI 238. RAJESH RAI, SON OF ASHOK RAI 239. RANJEET RAI, SON OF SHEELA RAI 240. BRIJ KISHORE RAI, SON OF DINESHWAR RAI 241. REKHA DEVI, WIFE OF ARUN RAI 242. SUDAMIA DEVI, WIFE OF SATRUGHAN RAI 243. KIRAN DEVI, WIFE OF PARMESHWAR RAI 244. KALAWATI DEVI, WIFE OF HARI NARAYAN RAM 245. SABITA DEVI, WIFE OF JAI PRAKASH RAI 246. PACHIA DEVI, WIFE OF SHIV PRASAD RAI 247. JAGDISH RAM, SON OF HORIL RAI 248. SURSUTIA DEVI, WIFE OF PANNU LAL RAI 249. KEDAR RAI, SON OF KAPIL RAI 7 250. NAJENDRA RAI, SON OF AMAR RAI 251. AJIT RAI, SON OF JAGARNATH RAI 252. REKHA DEVI, WIFE OF CHANDAN RAI 253. ZEERA DEVI, WIFE OF BAIJU RAI 254. RAJMUNI DEVI, WIFE OF AMBIKA RAI 255. MANOJ RAI, SON OF BANARSI RAI 256. PUKAR MAHTO, SON OF DINA NATH RAI 257. SRI BHAGWAN RAI, SON OF DINA NATH RAI 258. SHANKAR RAI, SON OF SHER RAI ALL RESIDENT OF BADAL TOLA, MANER, PATNA 259. HARENDRA RAI, SON OF SURESH RAI, RESIDENT OF MUZI TOLA, MANER, PATNA 260. SANTOSH KUMAR, SON OF RANVIR RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DUMARIA, MANER, PATNA 261. MANI BHUSHAN RAI, SON OF SHASHI BHUSHAN RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MAHABIR TOLA, MANER, PATNA 262. BIKASH RAI, SON OF ASHOK RAI 263. AJAY RAI, SON OF BALESHWAR RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHAR HARAR, MANER, PATNA 264. JAGDISH RAM, SON OF TAPESHWAR RAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAMPUR, MANER, PATNA 265. SURENDRA RAM, SON OF MOHAN RAM 266. MOST. RANA DEVI, WIFE OF LATE AKLU SAO 267. BRAHAMDEO PASWAN, SON OF SHIV PRASAD BAITHA 268. LAL MUNI DEVI, WIFE OF SUDARSHAN BAITHA 269. PARWATI DEVI, WIFE OF RAM BALAL RAM 270. KEDAR MAHTO, SON OF RAM CHANDRA MAHTO 271. BIJAY PANDIT, SON OF BUTAN PANDIT ALL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PURANA TOLA, MANER, PATNA 272. UMESH PASWAN, SON OF LAXMAN PASWAN, RESIDENT OF RAMPUR, MANER, PATNA 273. CHANSI DEVI, SON OF BIFAN RAI 274. KARIMAN RAI, SON OF SUGRIV RAM 275. BAIJU RAI, SON OF PUNIT RAI 276. SUGIA DEVI, WIFE OF BANASI RAI ALL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BADAL TOLA, POLICE STATION MANER, DISTRICT PATNA ………………………………………………………………………RESPONDENTS ********* 11 20/08/2010 The twelve petitioners have come to this Court making a prayer for cancellation of the settlement made in favour of the private respondents, who are 269 in numbers. The lands in question appertains to Khata No. 21, Plot No. 43 of village Rampur Ghoghar measuring 8 387.47 acres. The lands which have been settled to the petitioners and others like him, measures 120 decimals only. The case of the petitioners is that they were settled the lands by the ex-landlord and later on vesting of the lands in the State of Bihar, the lands were settled by registered deeds apparent from Volume IX 22 of 1947 in favour of some of the settlees. 120 persons are affected by the orders passed by the Deputy Collector, Revenue, the Additional Collector and the Collector, Patna as contained in Annexure 5 by which the settlements made in favour of the petitioners and others were cancelled on the basis of the fact that the authorities suspected the manner in which the settlements were made, and settlements of the lands were made in favour of the private respondents. The lands have been described as GAIR MAZARUA KHESRE HIND (alluvial land). Annexure-1 is the order of the Land Reforms Deputy Collector, Danapur jointly passed by the Sub Divisional Officer, Danapur. In the said order, it appears that there was a recommendation for reopening the case with respect to the cancellation of jamabandi by initiating separate cases against each of the settlees and there was also a recommendation for issuing notices to them. It is accepted and admitted by both, the private respondents and the State, that separate cases were not initiated for 9 the purposes of cancelling the jamabandi, nor has the State issued notices to all the affected persons, rather the State through a public announcement system, announced that the proceeding would take place on 19.06.2006. It is also admitted that on 19.06.2006, out of the 115 persons who purportedly appeared with their documents, 60 of the names mentioned in the order were dead persons, thereby the petitioners have tried to establish before this Court, that in fact, there was no Camp Court as alleged or even if there was a Camp Court, it was just a formal proceeding, conducted without application of mind. On the other hand, the private respondents and the State have taken a stand that the heirs of the dead persons appeared before the authorities. All these facts lead this Court to believe that in fact the entire exercise was done in a frivolous manner, in a hurry, without really giving real opportunity to the affected persons to put forth their cases. Since the stand of the petitioners was that they had been granted settlement through registered document, this Court had called for Volume IX from the Registry Office. It came to the knowledge of this Court that Volume IX was submitted in a title suit in the Court of the Munsif, Danapur. Subsequently, the Registry Office has sent the volume to the Counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 10 On perusal of Volume IX, it is apparent that there are several registered deeds showing settlement in favour of one or the other settlees. These documents need to be examined by the authorities before any order is passed. As such, the matter is remanded to the Collector, Patna/ the Additional Collector, Revenue for rehearing the matter. I may make it clear that cases of the settlees cannot be clubbed together, as some of them have the registered documents to support their cases, while the other may have some other documents in support of their claims. At the most, the authorities concerned may club those cases together in which parties have taken a common stand. This Court directs as follows: (a) A spot verification be done in the presence of the Amin, Halka Karamchari, the Circle Officer, Danapur the Additional Collector, Patna. This would be essential before initiation of the proceedings; (b) The Collector of the Additional Collector shall issue notice in the daily Hindi Newspapers DAINIK JAGRAN and HINDUSTAN, the petitioners, the affected persons and the respondents are directed to appear on the date fixed in the notice and file their objections along with the photocopy of the documents on which they wish to rely. 11 The main issues to be considered are as follows:- (i) the documents of the petitioners and other like him who claim to be settlees from the ex-landlord as far back as in the year 1956 by a registered document; (ii) Consider that the settlees claim to have documents of settlement by the ex-landlord; (iii) The settlees claim that they are in possession over different plots of land which were demarcated and differently numbered because of the fact that plot no. 43 was a huge chunk of land and, therefore, the plot of lands may not correspond to 43, but have been given different numbers. For this purpose, the revenue records or the map would be relevant to indicate the area which was occupied by the petitioners and others by way of earlier settlements; (iv) The respondents claim that plot no. 43 measures 384.47 acres and the claim of the petitioners and others are that only 120 acres were settled in their favour. It has been submitted that many of the respondents have not been settled the land over the plot of land settled to the petitioners and others; (v) Consider that while passing further orders for the purposes of deciding the question of settlement, the authorities should sub-divided plot no. 43 and re- number it into 43/1, 43/2 or any other manner they 12 think fit and proper; (vi) the identity of the plot, the settlement should be demarcated clearly which should be done by visiting the spot in question at the time of handing possession after the proceedings are finally decided. This Court has come to a definite finding that the procedure and the manner in conducting the cancellation, the settlement is bad in law, against the principles of natural justice, against the records, and therefore, has to be set aside. Any consequential orders as a result of Annexure-5 are also set aside. The orders that have been brought to the notice of this Court are Annexures 9, 10 & 11, which are the orders of the settlement of some of the respondents. While deciding the issues, the authorities i.e. the Collector and/or the Revenue Authorities may take into account the fact that although the petitioner and the respondents are both landless persons, the fact remains that the petitioners had been in possession of the lands for a very long time i.e. for about 50 years or more, since further settlements are to be made, the authorities should keep in mind whether it would be proper to dispossess them, if they are similarly situated in terms of their economic and social status, and in accordance with the provisions of the law which apply to settlement. The case should be disposed of as expeditiously 13 as possible. The authorities are directed to give at least two months’ time to file the objections/applications. In the result, this application is allowed to the extent mentioned aforesaid. The State Counsel is also directed to return Volume IX to the Registry Office. The Collector will call for it and examine it while hearing this matter. The L. C. Record with respect to Title Suit No. 163 of 1981 should be returned to the Judge-in-charge, Danapur, Patna. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J. )