IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10680 of 2010 1. CHANDRA BHUSHAN KUMAR S/O LATE MISHRI LAL CHOUDHARY R/O VILL.- MAJEEL, P.O.- BHAIROPUR, DISTT.- PATNA – Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS DEPARTMENT, OLD SECRETARIAT, BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE DIRECTOR, LAND ACQUISITON REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS DEPARTMENT, OLD SECRETARIAT, BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE COLLECTOR, VAISHALI AT/P.O. & DISTT.- VAISHALI 4. THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER AT/P.O. & DISTT.- VAISHALI – Respondents. ----------- 3 21.7.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. This writ petition has been filed for a direction to the State to carve out 5 decimals of land of khesra no. 1337, khata no. 463, Mauza Mayeel which have been acquired in a land ceiling proceeding. The pleadings do not give the details as to when the land acquisition proceeding was initiated and when it ended for preparation of the award. The only fact that has been stated is that the petitioner approached the Collector, Vaishali by filing a representation on 22.12.2009 which has not been disposed of. In the said representation it is stated that when the petitioner had come to perform the last rites of his father, he got notice from the land acquisition office. On the basis of the aforesaid facts the petitioner has filed a representation that the land acquisition proceeding should be stayed. The petitioner is ready to pursue the matter before the Collector. Since the petitioner had no notice of the land acquisition proceeding, the Collector is bound to act in accordance with law and he will dispose of the representation one way or the other, if any such representation has been filed. 2 This writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. haque (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)