IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13896 of 2008 SACHCHIDANAND SINGH & RAM JANKI, LAKHMAN JEE, MAHADEO JEE AND HANUMAN JEE, DEITIES, MAHAMADPUR MOBARAK @ DUMARI, MUSHAHARI, MUZAFFARPUR. VERSUS (1) THE STATE OF BIHAR (2) COLLECTOR, MUZAFFARPUR (3) PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS, BIHAR. ----------- 4 14.10.2009. Heard learned counsel for the parties. This Court vide order dated 2.2.2006, passed in C.W.J.C.No. 4778/03 had directed the State Government to dispose of petitioner’s application under section 45B of the Land Ceiling Act appertaining to Land Ceiling case no. 1213 of 1976-77 initiated by Ceiling authority of Muzaffarpur district. This Court by order dated 29.6.2009 directed the State counsel to seek instruction regarding the time that would have taken for disposal of aforesaid application. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, a counter affidavit has been filed by respondent no.2 giving the details of surplus land in para 7,8 and 9 of the counter affidavit. After hearing the counsel for the parties, this Court disposes of the writ petition directing the State respondents to dispose of the application of the petitioner filed under section 45B of the Land Ceiling Act preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. In the meantime, Status quo as of today would prevail for a period of three months. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh,J).