IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12300 of 2009 Bhubhaneshwar Yadav, Son of Late Malhori Yadav, Resident of Village Salaiya, PS Banka, District Banka ---- Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Panchayati Raj, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Secretary, Gram Kutchery, Village Bahera, District Banka. 3. The Sarpanch, Gram Kutchery, Village Bahera, District Banka. 4. Mahommod Mian, Son of Late Safatah Mian, Resident of Village Salaiya, PO Bahera, PS Banka, District Banka. ----- Respondents. ----------- 3 19.9.2011 Nobody appears for the petitioner or the private respondent in this case. Counsel for the State is present. This writ application has been filed for issuing a writ restraining the respondent no. 3 i.e. the Sarpanch, Gram Kutchery, Village Bahera, District Banka from passing any order in Case No. 39 of 2007 as it is beyond the jurisdiction of the Gram Kutchery to pass any such order. The point raised on behalf of the petitioner is that the lands in question have been purchased by the petitioner from one Ram Narayan Choudhary, Uday Narain Choudhary and Bibi Nayan Bhan on 15.11.2005. The lands in question relate to Khata No. 4, Khesra Nos. 551, 656, 553, 628, 563, 621, 626 and 654. It is submitted that respondent no. 4 wrongly claims that he is the owner of the land. It 2 obviously goes without saying that the Gram Kutchery cannot decide the title and possession of the parties concerned. However, the Gram Kutchery can examine the matter and pass an appropriate order directing the parties to take steps before the appropriate authorities in case it is found that there is a bona fide dispute of title involved. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)