Bindeshwar Prasad Yadav @ Bindeshwar Yadav v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: raiyati land claim; inter-departmental land transfer (free of cost); Divisional Commissioner Magadh Division Gaya order 24.12.2024; Collector Gaya Letter No.-4649 dt. 20.12.2024; Dr. Bhimrao/Bhim Rao Ambedkar Residential School; Mauza-Rauna, Circle-Belaganj, Gaya; Thana no.-433; Khata no.-737 / Khesra No.-4126 (sanctioned) vs Khata no.-407 / Khesra No.-3249 (petitioners' purchase); Tauzi No.-5151; Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Welfare Department Bihar; Building Construction Department; Niranjan Rai Construction Pvt. Ltd.; refusal to stop/stay school construction; writ petition dismissed without merit. Useful for: disputes over government school siting on land claimed as private raiyati holding, khata/khesra parcel-identity objections to land-transfer approvals, and challenge to Divisional Commissioner sanction of IDTL proposals in Bihar.
What did the court decide?
The court's perusal of the Divisional Commissioner's order dated 24-12-2024 showed that the land sanctioned for construction of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Residential School is plot No. 737, Khesera No. 4126, i.e., the selected land over which the Divisional Commissioner accorded sanction.