This is an oral order in a writ petition where the petitioner sought a direction to the Circle Officer to dispose of a pending mutation case within a specific timeframe due to inordinate delay.
Directed the Circle Officer, Sasaram to pass an order in accordance with law and dispose of the mutation case within three months.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1337 of 2020
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Ashok Kumar, Son of Lakshman Singh, Resident of Village-Mirzapur, Ward No. 10, P.O.-Sasaram, P.S.-Mirzapur, District-Rohtas.
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Versus
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Arvind Kumar Sinha For the Respondent/s : Mr.Sajid Salim Khan (SC25)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER
2 21-01-2020 Heard both sides.
The petitioner in this writ petition seeks direction to the Circle Officer to mutate the name of the petitioner with regard to the land of Khata No.74 Khesra Nos.265, 266 and 267 situated in village-Mirzapur, P.O. Sasaram, P.S. Mirzapur, District-Rohtas as mutation case filed by the petitioner vide Mutation Case No.5700 R27/2018-19 is pending before the Circle Officer.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that mutation petition should be disposed of within two months from the date of receipt of the petition but the Circle Officer sat over
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the matter and did not dispose of the mutation case which is pending before him for many months.
Mr. Sajid Salim Khan, learned S.C.25 submits that it
is not at all justified that Circle Officer is sat over the matter.
Having considered the submissions, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent No.5-Circle Officer, Sasaram to pass order in accordance with law and dispose of the mutation case of the petitioner within three months from the date of receipt of this order.
With the aforesaid direction, this writ petition is disposed of.
(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition should be allowed to direct the Circle Officer to dispose of the pending mutation case within a specified time.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Ashok Kumar
The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Land and Revenue Reforms, Bihar
The Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Rohtas
The Additional Collector, Rohtas
The Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Sasaram
The Circle Officer, Sasaram
Prabhat Kumar Jha
As recorded by the court registry
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