IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3248 of 2007 Surendra Kumar Mishra, Son of Late Vyas Muni Mishra, resident of village- Amarpur, Police- Station- Dhansoi, District- Buxar. ...... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar, through the Secretary, Revenue and land Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar. 3. The Collector, Buxar. 4. The Director, Consolidation, Govt. of Bihar. 5. The Consolidation Officer, Rajpur, Buxar. 6. Manmanjee Mishra, son of Late Kapil Muni Mishra, resident of Village- Amarpur, P.S. Dhansoi, District- Buxar. ... Respondents. ----------- 02- 15.1.2009 None appears on behalf of the petitioner. Heard Mr. Ahshanuddin Amanullah, learned Standing Counsel No.17. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 20.7.2006 (Annexure-5), passed by the learned Collector of the district of Buxar, in Case No.32 of 2005/369 of 2006 in purported exercise of powers under Section-32 of the Bihar Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation Act 1956 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act’), whereby the transfer of the land in question has been declared to be invalid within the meaning of Section 5 of the Act. The transfer in question is, therefore, hit by the bar engrafted in section 5 of the Act. The impugned order cannot, therefore, be faulted. The writ petition is dismissed. (S K Katriar, J.) S.K.Pathak/