IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.420 of 2009 Mahant Bipin Bihari Das, Chela of late Mahant Sri Ram Swarup Das, R/o. Vill. Salauna, P.S. Bakhari, District- Begusarai. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar, 2. The Collector, Begusarai, 3. The District Registrar, Begusarai. 4. The Sub-Registrar, Begusarai. ---------------------------------- 03. 26.09.2011 The petitioner describes himself as a Mahant of Salauna Math situated in the district of Begusarai. An I.A. has been filed in which a prayer has been made for permission to sell the lands appertaining to Khata No. 104, Khesra Nos.364 and 365 measuring 20.5 decimals situated at Station Road, Begusarai. The claim of the petitioner is that he has in his individual capacity purchased his land vide Annexure-6 of the writ application. In other words, it is submitted that the lands do not belong to the Math in question. It may be noticed here that there is ceiling proceeding pending with respect to the land belonging to the Math. The ceiling proceeding was initiated sometime in the year 1973-74. It was however dropped and a fresh gazette notification has been issued with respect to the land belonging to the Math. The petitioner claims that these lands are not included in the ceiling proceeding and in fact it is urban land and as such would not be covered by the Act of the Bihar Land Ceiling (Fixation of Rent) Act. The petitioner has filed an application before Sub- Registrar, which was rejected on the ground that a ceiling case is pending against the petitioner, who is the Mahanth of the Math. The 2 Sub-Registrar directed that petitioner should produce the gazette notification for confirmation whether the lands have been notified by the State Government. This Court, accordingly directs that petitioner should produce the gazette notification before the Sub-Registrar, Begusaria for the purposes of confirming whether the land in question are the subject matter in the ceiling proceeding. The Sub-Registrar may also seek information from the District Magistrate or the Land Acquisition Office, if he wants to further be satisfied on this issue. If in case he is satisfied that lands in question are urban land not in the name of Math (Trust) and are not notified in the gazette under Section 10(2) of the Ceiling Act, he may take steps for registration of the sale deed within a period of four months from the date of production of a copy of this order. Accordingly, this writ application is disposed of. Mkr. (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)