IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1819 of 2006 1. Ashfaqur Rahman 2. Akhlaqur Rahman 3. Ishtiaqur Rahman, sons of Late Haji Mojibur Rahman 4. Bibi Shaheena Khatoon 5. Bibi Rukhsana Khatoon 6. Bibi Rehana Khatoon 7. Bibi Shabana Khatoon, daughters of Late Haji Mojibur Rahman 8. Firoza Khatoon, widow of Late Haji Mojibur Rahman …Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Collector, Purnea 3. The Additional Collector, Purnea 4. The Dy. Collector, Land Reforms, Purnea 5. Anchaladhikari, Dagarwa District Purnea 6. Javed Ahmad 7. Tanveer Ahmad 8. Ejaz Ahmad 9. Imtiaz Ahmad, all sons of Late Md. Sharfuddin resident of village Mohammadia P.S. Dagarwa, district Purnea …Respondents ---------------------------------- 05. 15.12.2011 The grievance of the petitioners is that they had acquired title and interest in respect of 6.99 acres of land appertaining to khata no.463, plot no. 400 situated in Mauza Ichalo in the district of Purnea as detailed in paragraph 7 of the writ petition which were wrongly clubbed with the land(s) of the landholder against whom L.C. Case No. 886/73-74 was initiated and concluded by issuance of notification under section 15(1) of the Land Ceiling Act(for short ‘the Act’) on 24.12.2004 (Annexure-5). In my view, the Act provides a remedy for such category of litigants by approaching appropriate authority under section 45 (B) of the Act for reopening of the ceiling proceeding and granting relief in accordance with law. 2 Let the petitioner approach the appropriate authority for reopening of the proceeding in terms of section 45(B) of the Act along with a copy of the present order. If any such application is filed within a reasonable time from today, the said authority shall consider and dispose of the application in accordance with law. In view of the order dated 7.3.2006 passed on the present writ petition, it is directed that for six weeks from today, the said order shall continue to operate. The petitioner is granted liberty to pray and seek any interim relief from the authority exercising jurisdiction under section 45(B) of the Act. The application stands disposed of. hr ( Kishore K. Mandal )