IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1785 of 2007 1. Ram Lakhan Singh. 2. Shanti Singh @ Shanti Prasad 3. Harihar Singh. All sons of Late Rupan Singh, resident of village- Kauwa Khonch, P.O. Pahleja, P.S. Dehri, District- Rohtas. .... Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Collector, Rohtas. 3. The Land Reform Deputy Collector, Dehri, District- Rohtas. 4. The Anchal Adhikari, Dehri, District- Rohtas. 5. The Survey Officer, Dehri, District- Rohtas. ...Respondents. ----------- 04- 27.1.2009 Heard Mr. Ashok Kumar Sinha for the petitioners, and Mr, Vibhakar Tiwary, learned assistant counsel to Government Pleader No.19. The petitioners seek a direction to respondent no.5 to dispose of his application dated 17.2.1997 (Annexure-3), wherein prayer has allegedly been made for correction in the Khatiyan. The petitioners raise a grievance before this Court that their matter has remained pending before respondent no.5, followed by applications before the superior authorities, notwithstanding which final order is not being passed. 2. The learned Government Counsel has placed on record his counter affidavit, wherein it is, 2 inter alia, stated that the Survey operations in the area had concluded in the year 1970-71, much earlier than expiry of the period of limitation. Such an application for correction within the meaning of section-106 of the Bihar Tenancy Act can be filed within a period of three years from the date of publication of the R.S. Khatiyan. It appears that the petitioners were negligent. It is not possible to entertain this writ petition. 3. The writ petition is dismissed. (S K Katriar, J.) S.K.Pathak/