IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.22439 of 2011 1. Ram Sevak Singh S/o Late Moti Singh, resident of village- Marchi, P.S. Chowk (Bypass Patna), Dist. Patna. ----Petitioner Versus 1 The State Of Bihar 2 The Divisional Commissioner, Patna. 3 The District Magistrate, Patna. 4 The Deputy Collector, Land Reform, Patna City, Patna. 5 Birendra Kumar Singh, S/o late Kuldeep Singh, resident of village Marchi, P.S. Chowk (Bypass Patna), Dist-Patna. 6 Devendra Singh @ Hari Singh S/o Late Kuldeep Singh resident of village-Marchi, P.S. Chowk ( Bypass Patna), Dist. Patna. ---Respondents. ---------------------------------- 02 16.12.2011 Heard. The present application arises out of a pre-emption proceeding initiated under Section 16(3) of the Bihar Land Ceiling Act ( for short ‘Act’). Petitioner is the purchaser of the plot(s) which was made subject matter of pre-emption proceeding at the instance of the pre-emptor/respondent no.5. Said application was allowed by the respondent-DCLR, on contest, vide order contained in Annexure-4. Aggrieved thereby, writ petitioner filed appeal before the Collector which was also rejected (Annexure-6). Feeling aggrieved, the petitioner filed revision application before the Divisional Commissioner, Patna (respondent no.2) vide Ceiling Revision no. 41 of 2011. The said matter, according to the writ petitioner, is still pending. In the meanwhile, step was taken by the authorities under the Act in terms of Section 16(3)(iii). The petitioner seeks a direction upon the revisional authority to dispose of the revision application expeditiously and till then to grant stay of any action under Section 16(3)(iii) of the Act. It appears the revision application at the instance of the writ petitioner is pending. The revisional Court can grant the relief prayed for in the application. Regard being had to the aforesaid aspect of the matter, this Court is not inclined to exercise its extraordinary and discretionary writ jurisdiction in the matter. Petitioner may pursue his remedy for interim relief before the said authority. This Court only observes that the revisional authority shall expedite disposal of the pending revision application in accordance with law. The application is dismissed with the observation made above. Sym ( Kishore K. Mandal, J.)