IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19519 of 2011 1. Dula Devi W/O Late Budhan Hajara R/O Village- Gonahi, Bahuarwa Panchayat, Post- Dharampur, Anchal- Lauria, Police Station- Sathi, District- West Champaran 2. Fulwanti Devi W/O Late Bhikham Ram R/O Village- Gonahi, Bahuarwa Panchayat, Post- Dharampur, Anchal- Lauria, Police Station- Sathi, District- West Champaran 3. Santosh Paswan S/O Late Bhageloo Paswan R/O Village- Gonahi, Bahuarwa Panchayat, Post- Dharampur, Anchal- Lauria, Police Station- Sathi, District- West Champaran 4. Shiv Poojan Ram S/O Gulabi Ram R/O Village- Gonahi, Bahuarwa Panchayat, Post- Dharampur, Anchal- Lauria, Police Station- Sathi, District- West Champaran 5. Ram Chandra Ram S/O Garib Ram R/O Village- Gonahi, Bahuarwa Panchayat, Post- Dharampur, Anchal- Lauria, Police Station- Sathi, District- West Champaran 6. Ramprabha Devi W/O Ramji Ram R/O Village- Gonahi, Bahuarwa Panchayat, Post- Dharampur, Anchal- Lauria, Police Station- Sathi, District- West Champaran 7. Suthani Ram S/O Late Chokat Ram R/O Village- Gonahi, Bahuarwa Panchayat, Post- Dharampur, Anchal- Lauria, Police Station- Sathi, District- West Champaran ……. Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Collector, West Champaran, Bettiah 3. The Sub Divisional Officer, Narkatiyaganj, District- West Champaran 4. The Circle Officer, Lauria, District- West Champaran 5. The Block Development Officer, Lauria, District- West Champaran ….. Respondents For the Petitioners : M/s Kalyan Shankar and Manoj Kumar, Advocates For the State : Mr. Utsav Kumar, AC to SC 10 2 23.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2 At the time of argument, learned counsel for the petitioners confine this writ application only for a direction to the Mutation Authorities to consider their case if such application is preferred by the petitioners for mutation of lands in question in their favour. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners were granted purcha under Section 27 of the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area And Acquisition of Surplus Land ) Act, 1961. In view of the limited prayer made in this writ application at the time of hearing of this case, this writ application is disposed of, without going into the merit of the case of the petitioner, with a liberty granted to the petitioners to file an application before the Circle Officer, Lauria, District West Champaran along with a certified copy of this order. In such case, let the same be disposed of by the concerned authority within four months on its own merit and in accordance with law and after giving opportunity of hearing to all the concerned parties. It is also made clear that while deciding 3 that issue the authorities concerned should examine all the records including notification under Section 15(1) of the aforesaid Act, the purcha granted in favour of the petitioners and all other relevant matters including the outcome of further proceeding, if any, with respect to the concerned ceiling case. Spd/- ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)