IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.780 of 2001 UMA PRASAD YADAV Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 6. 21.08.2008. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. None appears for Private Respondent No.6. 2. Petitioner is the Headmaster of T. Model Inter School, Gaya (hereinafter referred to as “the School”), which is a Government school and he is aggrieved by the instruction of the Additional Collector, Gaya, Respondent No.3 bearing Memo No. 195 dated 7th November, 2000, Annexure-11, whereunder learned Additional Collector, Gaya has directed the Sub-Divisional Education Officer, Gaya to ensure settlement of the vacant lands of the school in favour of the Scheduled Caste citizens of village Kewala. 3. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the aforesaid instruction is absolutely without jurisdiction as Additional Collector is not vested with any powers to intermeddle with the affairs of the school in regard to the settlement of the vacant lands. 4. Counsel for the State has opposed the prayer. He states that such instruction has been given in the light of the provisions contained in the Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885 . Counsel for the State, however, could not pin point any provision which empowers the Additional Collector to direct settlement of the lands of the Government school in favour of Scheduled Caste citizens of a particular village and in that view of the matter, I am of the view that the instructions contained in letter bearing Memo No. 195 dated 7th November, 2000, Annexure-11 is wholly without jurisdiction, which is, accordingly, quashed. 5. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.) 2