IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1136 of 1991 1. RAM EKBAL SINGH 2. SHAYAM NARAYAN SINGH BOTH S/O OF CHANDRIKA SINGH R/O VILLAGE DUMRI PO- TURKI PS. KUDRA DISTT- ROHTAS---- ---- --------------------PETITIONERS. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CONSOLIDATION( HEADQUARTER) Patna 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CONSOLIDATION, ROHTAS AT SASARAM 4. THE CONSOLIDATION OFFICER, KUDRA, PS. KUDRA,DISTT-ROHTAS --------- RESPONDENT 1ST SET 5. SHEO SHANKAR SINGH 6. RAM SHANKAR SINGH 7. BABAN SINGH 8. LALLAN SINGH 9. RAM NIWAS SINGH, ALL R/O VILLAGE DUMRI PO. –TURKI PS. KUDRA, DISTT- ROHTAS-------- RESPONDENTS 2ND SET. ----------- 3 16.12.2008 The short submission made on behalf of learned counsel for the petitioners is that the power under section 35 of the Consolidation Act exercised by Sri K.P. Sinha the Deputy Director of Consolidation ( Head quarter) was de hors the power because he was legally not authorized to do so. In this regard a large number of writ applications have been allowed by this Court on this point alone some of the details have been furnished in paragraph- 10 of the writ application. In view of the consistency of judicial opinion in this regard, annexure-1 dated 11.8.1988 is hereby quashed. The matter is remanded back for fresh adjudication by the competent authority in this regard. This writ application is allowed. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)