This oral order directs the Circle Officer, Katihar, to allow correction of the petitioners' land settlement application. The officer must proceed if corrected to Section 48E; otherwise, he must dispose of the Section 48D application within six weeks.
Permission to correct application to Section 48E; otherwise judicial disposal within six weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6827 of 2020
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... ... Petitioners
Versus
P.S. Korha, Distt.- Katihar.
... ... Respondents
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Subodh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Dhurjati Kumar Prasad, G.P.-14 Mr. Subodh Kumar Mishra, A.C. to G.P-14 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER
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has been coming in peaceful cultivating possession of the petitioners and their ancestors since about 1930 and the petitioners are landless Raiyat depending upon the cultivation for their livelihood.
The petitioner had moved before the Bihar Land Tribunal vide B.L.T. Case No. 618 of 2018, which was disposed of with an observation that the petitioners shall have liberty to seek remedy in accordance with law before the appropriate authority. After the order passed by the Bihar Land Tribunal, the petitioners have filed an application before the Circle Officer, Korha, District- Katihar under Section 48D of the Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885.
It has been submitted by learned counsel for the State that the application filed before the Circle Officer is defective as the same should have been filed by the petitioners under Section 48E of the Bihar Tenancy Act, 1885 and not under Section 48D of the aforesaid Act.
The Circle Officer, Korha, District- Katihar, is directed to proceed with the hearing of the application filed on behalf of the petitioners. He shall give a chance to the petitioners’ advocate to make necessary correction in the application and if the petitioners’ advocate makes the necessary
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correction in the application and says that the application has been filed under Section 48E of the aforesaid Act then, the Circle Officer, Korha, District- Katihar shall proceed with the matter in accordance with law. However, if the petitioners’ advocate does not make necessary correction and presses his application to have been filed under Section 48D of the aforesaid Act, necessary orders be passed by the Circle Officer, Korha, District- Katihar in accordance with law. The application of the petitioners must be disposed of by the Circle Officer, Korha, District- Katihari within six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.
With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ petition is disposed of.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the Circle Officer should proceed with the petitioners' application filed under Section 48D or direct correction to Section 48E of the Bihar Tenancy Act
Whether the application should be disposed of within six weeks
2 provisions across 1 enactments
Deo Narayan Singh and others
The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Department of Revenue
The Collector, Katihar
The D.C.L.R., Katihar
The Anchaladhikari, Korha
Bindeshwari Pd. Singh and others
Sandeep Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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