IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.11364 OF 2007 LAXMAN SHARMA, SON OF LATE RAM LAGAN SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BELA, POLICE STATION DARIYAPUR, DISTRICT SARAN ………………PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER –CUM- SECRETARY, LAND REFORMS 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SARAN 3. THE DISTRICT LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, CHAPRA 4. THE DIVISIONAL RAIL MANAGER, EASTERN CENTRAL RAILWAY, SONEPUR DIVISION. ………………………………………………………………………..RESPONDENTS ********** FOR THE PETITIONER :- MR. DEWENDRA NARAYAN SINGH, ADVOCATE FOR THE S T A T E :- MR. RAVINDRA KUMAR PRIYADARSHI, AC TO AAG III FOR RAILWAYS :- MR. D. K. SINHA, SENIOR ADVOCATE MR. BIJOY KUMAR SINHA, ADVOCATE ************ 6 30/07/2010 Heard Counsel for the petitioner, the State and the Counsel appearing on behalf of the Railways. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that for the purpose of paying the award amount, notices were issued to one Madhuri Devi, wife of the petitioner with respect to the lands of khesra no. 4868. It appears that vide Annexure-10, notices were also issued to the petitioner under Section 11 (1) of the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Fixation of Surplus Land) Act. It is not clear whether the petitioner appeared in pursuance of the said notice or what prevented the Collector from making payments of the award amount. In any event, the petitioner may file an application before the Collector, Saran at Chapra within a - 2 - period of one month from today and the Collector will examine the factual aspects and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within three months of the filing of the application in Ceiling Case No. 05 of 2005. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J. )