IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5669 of 2011 1. BRAHMANAND CHAUDHARY 2. KAILASH CHAUDHARY BOTH SONS OF LATE DEVI CHAUDHARY. 3. SRAVAN CHAUDHARY 4. NAGESHWAR CHAUDHARY SONS OF LATE GHANSHYAM CHAUDHARY, ALL RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE HARIPUR TOLA MAJRAHI, ANCHAL KALUAHI, P.S.- KALUAHI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. COLLECTOR-CUM-DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, MADHUBANI. 4. ANCHALADHIKARI, PHULPARAS, MADHUBANI. For the petitioners : Mr. Ram Bilash Mahto, Advocate Mr.Manoj Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Amiya Kunal, A.C. to A.A.G.-XIV. ----------- 2 29.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Writ petition presents a very sorry state of affairs. It is the case of the petitioner that based on certain decree passed by a competent Civil Court, the petitioners along with others filed a petition before the respondent Anchal Adhikari, Phulparas, Madhubani in the year 2007 praying therein mutation of their names in respect of the lands contained in Schedule “ka” and “kha”. It is submitted that the said application was duly received in the office of the respondent Circle Officer on 12.6.2007. It is averred in the writ application that the petitioner filed reminders along with copies of judgment and decree but the said respondent had refused to take up the matter and pass orders thereon in accordance with law. It is 2 thus prayed that appropriate order/direction may be issued to the said respondent for disposal of the pending application seeking mutation. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State submits that in all fairness, the said authority ought to have considered and disposed of the said application in accordance with law but since there is an averment in the application that the said authority has not till date considered and disposed of the said application of the petitioner, this Court may issue appropriate direction for quick disposal of the application (Annexure-5). Having considered the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties, this Court disposes of this application by the following order: Let the petitioner approach the said respondent No. 4 with an application enclosing therewith a copy of the present order within four weeks from today whereafter the said respondent shall consider and dispose the application (Annexure-5) in accordance with law, if not already disposed of, within 10 weeks therefrom. pkj ( Kishore K. Mandal, J)