have approached the authorities even without filing counter affidavit in the interlocutory application. Such an approach cannot be appreciated by this Court. The parties have to approach the revenue authorities under the Patta Pass Book Act only after reaching finality in the civil proceedings. The petitioner has filed appeal suit in the year 2020 itself. After a lapse of three years, the respondents have submitted an application for transfer of patta before the Revenue Divisional Officer. The Revenue Divisional Officer under the provisions of the Patta Pass Book Act ought to have relegated the parties to dispose of the appeal suit which is now pending before the Sub Court, instead the authority issued a notice for conducting enquiry. Notice at this stage would cause prejudice to the petitioner in the event of transferring the patta in the name of the respondents. After the disposal of the appeal suit, again the parties have to approach the authorities for making necessary changes. This is exactly the reason why the Act contemplates pendency of civil suit is a bar for entertaining the application for making changes in the revenue records. The parties are at liberty to establish their respective cases before the Civil Court in the appeal suit already filed by the writ petitioner. Only after the disposal of the civil litigations, the parties may approach the revenue authorities for effecting changes in the revenue records. Thus, the
