IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17937 of 2011 Yogendra Rai, aged about 74 years, S/O Late Sri Narain Rai R/O Village - Hariharpur, Babasthan, P.S. – Sub- division And Sub Registry Teghra, Distt.- Begusarai…. ….Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Collector, Begusarai 3. The Additional Collector, Begusarai 4. The Sub Divisional Magistrate -Cum-LRDC, Teghra, Begusarai 5. The Circle Officer (Anchal Adhikari), Teghra, Begusarai …Respondents 1st Party 6. Sri Ajay Kumar @ Ajay Kumar Singh S/O Lalbabu Singh 7. Sri Ramadhar Singh S/O Late Brahamdeo Singh 8. Sri Manoj Kumar Singh S/O Late Brahmdeo Singh 9. Sri Gopal Singh S/O Satyanarain Singh 10. Sri Binod Kumar, S/O late Sahdeo Sah 11. Sri Rajkumar Rajak, S/O Late Natho Rajak 12. Sri Anil Sahu S/O Basudeo Sahu 13. Sri Mukesh Kumar Singh S/O Sri Satya Narain Singh 14. Sri Lalbabu Singh S/O Late Ramdeo Singh 15. Sri Anil Singh S/O Sri Ramakant Singh 16. Sri Shashi Bhushan Kumar Singh S/O Sri Awadhesh Singh 17. Sri Rabindra Singh S/O Sri Ram Swaroop Singh 18. Sri Rampreet Kunwar S/O Late Ramtajan Kunwar 19. Sri Pappu Kumar S/O Late Brahmdeo Singh 20. Sri Anil Kumar S/O Haricharan Mahto 21. Sri Vijay Kumar S/O Ratideo Mahto 22. Sri Bhushan Singh S/O Ramakant Singh 23. Sri Jagdish Prasad Singh S/O Late Ambika Singh 24. Sri Krishnandan Rai S/O Late Dinesh Rai 25. Sri Rambaran Rajak, S/O Late Jangal Rajak 26. Sri Sukhdeo Singh S/O Late Mahavir Singh All residents of Village-Hariharpur, Baba Ashtan, P.S., Sub Division & Sub-Registry Teghra, District Begusarai. ..Respondents 2nd Party 2 27. Sri Ram Preet Rai, S/o Late Srinarain Raim resident of Village Hariharpur, Baba Asthan, P.S., Sub Division & Sub Registry Teghra, District, Begusarai… …Respondent 3rd Party ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Pramod Kumar Sinha, Mr. Arvind Kr. Sharma, Advocates For the State : Mr. Nagendra Sharma, A.C. to G.P. 8 …………….. 2 08.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks direction to the respondent no.2, the Collector, Begusarai to dispose of the Revenue Miscellaneous Case No. 1/2004 (corresponding to Jamabandi Cancellation Appeal No.3/2003 in which the petitioner has been impleaded as a respondent), expeditiously as even after expiry of the period of more than 8 years from the date of filing of the aforesaid appeal, the same is still pending. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that respondent nos. 6 to 26 had preferred a Jamabandi Cancellation Case No. 4/2001-02 before the Anchal Adhikari, Teghra for cancellation of Jamabandi No.2624 which is standing in the name of the petitioner. However the said case was disposed of by Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Teghra with a direction that the Jamabandi 3 will remain as it was and the first party (Respondents second party herein), if aggrieved, may approach the civil court of competent jurisdiction for a decision in their favour. However, the respondents have preferred a Jamabandi Cancellation Appeal No.03 of 2003 before the Additional Collector, Begusarai which was forwarded to the Collector, Begusarai and the same was renumbered as Revenue Miscellaneous Case No. 01/04. It is submitted that though the appeal was filed in the year 2003 and the Revenue Miscellaneous Case Number was renumbered in the year 2004, still that could not be disposed of by the authority concerned. Petitioner has appended order-sheets of the aforesaid case as Annexure-4. In view of the limited prayer having been made on behalf of the petitioner, this writ application is being disposed of with a direction to the respondent no.2, i.e., the Collector, Begusarai to dispose of the aforesaid Revenue Miscellaneous Case No. 01/04, if it is still pending, expeditiously preferably within six months from the date of receipt/production of a certified copy of 4 this order on its own merit and in accordance with law. However, the authority concerned, while considering the case and passing the order, must accord opportunity of hearing to all the parties concerned. This is also made clear that this Court has not formed any opinion with regard to the merit of the cases of the respective parties. Sanjay-II ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)