IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15526 of 2009 1. GANESH SINGH S/O LATE RAM KRIT SINGH VILL.- MADARNA, P.S.- VAISHALI, DISTT.- VAISHALI 2. PRADEEP SINGH S/O LATE RAM KRIT SINGH VILL.- MADARNA, P.S.- VAISHALI, DISTT.- VAISHALI Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, CONSOLIDATION AND LAND REFORMS DEPTT., OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA 2. THE DIRECTOR, CONSOLIDATION, BIHAR, PATNA HAVING OFFICE JUST BESIDE TO BIHAR TEXT BOOK PUBLISHING CORPORATION, PATNA, BIHAR 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR CONSOLIDATION, HAJIPUR, DISTT.- VAISHALI, BIHAR 4. THE CONSOLIDATION OFFICER, HAJIPUR, VAISHALI, DISTT.- HAJIPUR, BIHAR 5. NARAYAN BHAGAT S/O LATE RAMASHISH BHAGAT VILL.- MADARNA, P.S.- VAISHALI, CIRCLE- VAISHALI, DISTT.- VAISHALI 6. ARUN KUMAR S/O DHARMDEO PRASAD VILL.- MADARNA, P.S.- VAISHALI, CIRCLE- VAISHALI, DISTT.- VAISHALI ----------- For the petitioners :- Mr. Basant Kumar Tripathy, Advocate. For the State :- Mr. J.C. to S.C. 17. ========= 3. 01.12.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that order dated 12.01.2009 (Annexure-1) was passed by the Director, Consolidation, Bihar, Patna in Cons. Revision Case No. 117 of 2004 without the benefit of the submission of the counsel for the petitioners Sri Sunil Kumar Sharan which fact is evident from the order dated 12.01.2009 itself. It is further submitted on behalf of the petitioners that having received the notice from the court of the Director, Consolidation in connection with aforesaid revision case petitioners had appointed Sri Sunil Kumar Sharan to represent them before the learned Director. Sri Sunil Kumar Sharan having accepted the fee and having undertaken that he shall represent the petitioners before the learned Director, reasons best known to him, chose not to appear in the revision case and the Director had to dispose of the revision case ex parte. It is submitted that for the fault of the lawyer the client should not be allowed to suffer. - 2 - 3. Appreciating the aforesaid submissions, I direct the petitioners to appear before the Director, Consolidation and deposit a cost of Rs. 1,000/- in the court of Director, Consolidation and thereafter the learned Director should recall the order dated 12.01.2009 passed in Cons. Revision Case No. 117 of 2004, Annexure-1 and issue notice to Narayan Bhagat and others and after hearing Narayan Bhagat and others as also the petitioners dispose of the matter on merit in accordance with law. 4. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)