Mahanth Braj Bihari Das v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
CWJC No.17082 of 2016, Mahanth Braj Bihari Das v. State of Bihar & Ors., Patna High Court, Rajiv Roy, J., decided 18-08-2025; Section 45B, Bihar Land Ceiling (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act; Land Ceiling Case No. 1/73-74 re-opened at instance of purchaser, pending since 2011 before Collector, Madhubani; writ petition for direction to dispose of pending land ceiling case; disposed of with observation for early conclusion if still pending; petitioner's counsel Hemendra Prasad Singh (Sr. Advocate); State represented by Raj Kishore Roy-GP-18.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with the observation that, if Land Ceiling Case No. 1/73-74 is still pending before the Collector, Madhubani, it be taken to its logical conclusion at the earliest. ¶20