Sudhir Prasad Singh @ Sudheer Prasad Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: Bihar land ceiling; surplus land acquisition; refund/return of deposited purchase amount with 10% thereof; section 16(4) Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1961 ('Bihar Land Ceiling Act'); L.C. Appeal Case No. 25/201112; Land Ceiling Case No. 08 of 2010 / 08/2010-11; Deputy Collector Land Reforms Barh; Collector-cum-District Magistrate Patna; compliance with own order dated 07.06.2019 (Annexure-3); Article 226 Patna High Court; CWJC No. 13769 of 2021; writ disposed of with administrative direction; right reserved to challenge impugned order upon future amendment to the Act.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Patna (respondent No. 2) to ensure compliance of his own order dated 07.06.2019 (Annexure-3) within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the Court's order or production of the same.