IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2729 of 2010 1. SHRIMATI PRABHAVATI DEVI W/O SHRI MAHESHWAR PRASAD SINGH R/O VILL- TIRASI, P.S-GOPALPUR, DISTT- BHAGALPUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COLLECTOR, BHAGALPUR, DISTT- BHAGALPUR 3. DEPUTY COLLECTOR, LAND REFORMS NAUGACHIA, DISTT- BHAGALPUR 4. SHRI RAMDEV MANDAL S/O LATE KHUDRI MANDAL R/O VILL- KARCHIRA, P.S- GOPALPUR, DISTT- BHAGALPUR ----------- 3. 19.02.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 2.9.2008 passed by the Circle Officer, Gopalpur in 48D Case No. 01/2008-09, whereunder Ramdev Mandal has been held to be the occupancy raiyat of the lands in-question. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that she has sold the lands in-question in favour of Shia Ram Mandal, Suresh Mandal, Sikandar Mandal and others vide sale-deed dated 22.10.2008 and the vendees of the lands in-question are in possession of the lands in-question. Prior thereto the petitioner was in possession of the lands in-question but ignoring such fact the private respondent has been declared occupancy raiyat of the lands in- question. The impugned order dated 2.9.2008 is appealable before the Sub- Divisional Officer. 4. Accordingly, this writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the order dated 02.09.2008 before the appellate authority. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)