Rajendra Ram @ Rajendra Mochi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CWJC No.3018 of 2025, order dated 18-03-2025, Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J. Petitioner Rajendra Ram @ Rajendra Mochi sought mandamus for delivery of possession of 14 Decimal of land (Khata 05, Khesara Nos. 4568 and 4570, village Rajwada, P.S. Khanpur, District Samastipur), allegedly settled under the Bihar Privilege Persons Home Tenancy Act 1947, alleging forcible dispossession by private respondents (Awadhi Ram, Janak Ram, Umesh Ram, Bachcha Ram, Mukesh Ram, Suresh Ram) and seeking removal of structures. Court relegated the petitioner to the alternative remedy under the Bihar Land Dispute Resolution Act and disposed of the petition. Keywords: alternative remedy, land dispute, dispossession, possession, land settlement, mandamus, writ disposed.
What did the court decide?
No substantive writ relief granted; the petitioner was left to take recourse of the alternative remedy provided under the Bihar Land Dispute Resolution Act, and the writ petition was disposed of.