Jalash Paswan v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Premature-writ / alternative-remedy ruling: ceiling-surplus land Parwana allottees (SC/ST, Darbhanga) alleging interference by private respondents with possession of allotted land; Patna High Court holds writ consideration premature in view of efficacious remedy under Section 4, Bihar Land Disputes Resolution Act 2009, and pending DCLR application dt. 08.04.2021; directs DCLR Sadar Darbhanga to decide on merits with hearing of all concerned within four months; writ disposed of. Keywords: Article 226, Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act 1961, Parwana, land dispute resolution, CWJC 2623 of 2022.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the D.C.L.R. Sadar, Darbhanga to dispose of the petitioners' application dated 08.04.2021 treating it as a case under Section 4 of the Bihar Land Disputes Resolution Act, 2009, in accordance with law and on merits, after giving sufficient opportunity of hearing to all concerned, within four months from the date of communication of the order.