Twelve-year-old Writ Petition allowing challenge to an order of 1995 by Research Officer, Directorate Consolidation, Bihar, for lack of jurisdiction under Section 34(2) of Bihar Consolidation Act; order set aside and matter remitted.
Impugned order set aside and matter remitted to appropriate authority to pass order in accordance with law.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7570 of 1996
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SAMARENDRA PRATAP SINGH ORAL ORDER
In the result, the impugned order passed by respondent no.2 is set aside and the matter is remitted to the appropriate authority to pass order in accordance with law.
The writ petition is thus allowed.
(Samarendra Pratap Singh, J)
Shashi.
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3 issues framed by the court
Whether the Research Officer had jurisdiction to decide the revision application under section 34(2) of the Bihar Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation Act, 1955.
Whether the impugned order passed by the Research Officer should be quashed and the matter remanded.
Whether the Consolidation Revision was simpliciter maintainable before the authority.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Bhola Prasad Singh and others
State of Bihar
Research Officer, Directorate Consolidation, Bihar
Deputy Director, Consolidation
Consolidation Officer
Udai Nath Lohar
Samarendra Pratap Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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