IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3673 of 2011 GARJAN SINGH S/O- LATE KUMAR LAKSHMI NARAYAN SINGH, R/O- VILLAGE- BHAGWANPUR, P.S.- BHAGWANUR, DISTRICT- KAIMUR (BHABHUA). Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COMMISSIONER, PATNA DIVISION, PATNA. 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SHAHABAD (AARA) 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, KAIMUR (BHABHUA). - ---------- 2 25.02.2011 Heard both sides. Paragraph No. 1 of the writ petition reads as under: “That, this is an application for issuance of writ in nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ/writs or order/orders and direction/directions to the corresponding respondents, the Collector, Kaimur (Bhabhua (Respondent No. 4) to direct to confer the entire Mauvaza/redressal amount with 12 % interest of the land of Mauza- Bhagwanpur, Tauzi No. 2271, area- 10 Acre 30 Dic. Which was seized/acquired by the Government at the time of abolishment of Zamindari, which was not given to till now, whereby and whereunder the petitioner is much aggrieved and the action done by the competent authority are bad in law, illegal and unnatural. ” It appears that the case of the petitioner is that the lands after vesting remained recorded in the name of the State of Bihar. A prayer has, therefore, been made to pay compensation as according to the writ petitioner, he is owner of the land. I am afraid, any such claim can be raised after expiry of several decades. In the particular facts of the case, 2 this Court is not convinced that issuance of extraordinary Writ in the matter shall be an appropriate exercise of jurisdiction. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he would be approaching the Court of competent jurisdiction for the relief. Petitioner is at liberty to do so. The application stands dismissed with the aforesaid liberty. pkj (Kishore K. Mandal, J)