Ram Pujan Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CWJC No.5225 of 2025 (decided 08-04-2025, Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J): Bihar/Rohtas land-settlement matter. Land-less petitioner sought expedition of Settlement Case No. 14 of 2022-23 pending before the Collector, Rohtas at Sasaram and disposal of his representation dated 05-01-2025. Court issued a single direction - Collector to dispose of the application as early as possible in accordance with law, without being prejudiced by this order - and disposed of the petition. Prayer invoking Article 21 of the Constitution was not adjudicated. No cases cited, no dissent, no quantum.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Collector, Rohtas at Sasaram to dispose of the petitioner's application for land settlement as early as possible in accordance with law, without being prejudiced by this order. ¶26