State appealed against Single Judge orders directing mutation of purchased land in the purchasers' favour after the Circle Officer had refused. The Division Bench found the lands were ceiling-surplus holdings acquired by the State via notifications and distributed to parcha holders, a fact overlooked by the Single Judge.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.98 of 2025 In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5978 of 2024
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... ... Appellant/s
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Kumar Vaibhav Vikash, Son of Sri Madan Mohan Prasad, Resident of Mohalla- South of Pancham Bhawan, Tara Nagar, Madhubani, P.S.- K. Hat, District- Purnea.
... ... Respondent/s
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with Letters Patent Appeal No. 103 of 2025 In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6471 of 2024
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... ... Appellant/s
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Kumar Vaibhav Vikash Son of Shri Madan Mohan Prasad Resident of Mohalla- South of Pancham Bhawan, Tara Nagar, Madhubani, P.S- K. Hat, District- Purnea.
... ... Respondent/s
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with
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Letters Patent Appeal No. 104 of 2025 In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6377 of 2024
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Kumar Vaibhav Vikash Son of Sri Madan Mohan Prasad resident of Mohalla - South of Pancham Bhawan, Tara Nagar, Madhubani, P.S. - K. Hat, DistrictPurnea.
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with Letters Patent Appeal No. 105 of 2025 In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6350 of 2024
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... ... Appellant/s
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Kumar Vaibhav Vikash Sri Madan Mohan Prasad Resident of Mohalla- South of Pancham Bhawan, Tara Nagar, Madhubani, P.S- K. Hat, District- Purnea.
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Appearance :
(In Letters Patent Appeal No. 98 of 2025) For the Appellant/s : Mr. P.K. Shahi, AG Mr. Vivekanand Prasad (GP-7)
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Ms.Roona (AC to GP -7) Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr.Amit Kumar Anand, Adv. (In Letters Patent Appeal No. 103 of 2025) For the Appellant/s : Mr. P.K. Shahi, AG Mr. Vivekanand Prasad (GP-7) Ms.Roona (AC to GP -7) Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr.Amit Kumar Anand, Adv. (In Letters Patent Appeal No. 104 of 2025) For the Appellant/s : Mr. P.K. Shahi, AG Mr. Vivekanand Prasad (GP-7) Ms.Roona (AC to GP -7) Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr.Amit Kumar Anand, Adv. (In Letters Patent Appeal No. 105 of 2025) For the Appellant/s : Mr. P.K. Shahi, AG Mr. Vivekanand Prasad (GP-7) Ms.Roona (AC to GP -7) Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr.Amit Kumar Anand, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE)
Date : 19-02-2025
The defects pointed out by the Stamp Reporter in LPA Nos. 103 of 2025 and 105 of 2025 are hereby
ignored.
the four appeals for condoning the delay in preferring the appeals are condoned for the reasons stated in those
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applications.
four appeals stand disposed of.
LPA Nos. 98, 103, 104 and 105 of 2025
parcels of land were purchased by the respondents by registered sale deeds which they wanted to get mutated in their respective names, which attempt failed because the Circle Officer, Purnea East, Purnea refused to mutate their names.
the Divisional Commissioner for taking definite decision in the matter with respect to mutation of the names of the
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respondents.
allowed the writ petitions filed by the
petitioners/respondents and directed the Circle Officer to mutate the names of the petitioners / respondents in the Govt. records and a timeline also was fixed for the same.
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Purnea in one of writ petitions, the factual situation was
explained.
(Ashutosh Kumar, ACJ)
( Partha Sarthy, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Single Judge's directions to mutate the respondents' names in government records were sustainable given the lands were ceiling-surplus land acquired by the State.
The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department
The Circle Officer, Purnea East, Purnea
Bhagirath Prajapati, Revenue Karamchari, Halka Nagar Nigam A/1, Purnea East
Kumar Vaibhav Vikash son of Sri Madan Mohan Prasad
Ashutosh Kumar
Partha Sarthy
As recorded by the court registry
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