IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2439 of 2011 SUDIN MANDAL S/O DEV MANDAL R/O VILL BAKIA DIARA, P.S. BARARI, DIST. KATIHAR ----PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COLLECTOR, KATIHAR 3. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR, LAND REFORMS KATIHAR 4. THE ANCHALADHIKARI, BARARI, KATIHAR 5. THE OFFICER IN CHARGE RECORD ROOM MAHARAJ OFFICE, R. D. DARBHANGA. --- RESPONDENTS. ----------- 02 07.02.2011 Heard both sides. From the pleadings made in the writ petition, this Court is not able to find the grievance of the petitioner. It is the stand of the petitioner that the land(s) in question were settled with the ancestors of the petitioner sometimes in the year 1903. Thereafter the land(s) went in the bed of the river Gangas. In paragraph no. 7, it has been stated that after retrieval of the land(s), an application has been filed for settlement of the land(s) in question. The relevant statements made in the application are not supported by any document. It is stand of the petitioner that he has made certain representation before the Authority which have not till date been considered. It is contended that in similar circumstances one application being 16934 of 2010 (Vishwanath Mahto vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.) has been disposed of by a Bench of this Court on 08.10.2010, whereby the petitioner was given liberty to approach the Circle Officer, Barari and the Sub Divisional Officer, Katihar showing that he had bonafide claim and the State respondents were commanded to consider and 2 dispose of the same in accordance with law. In that view of the matter, this application is also disposed of by the following order:- Let petitioner approach respondent Circle Officer, Barari by filing appropriate representation supported by relevant documents within a period of 05 weeks from today. If such application/representation is filed within the stipulated time, said respondent shall consider and dispose of the application in accordance with law as quickly as possible. Sym/ ( Kishore K. Mandal, J.)