Bibi Aasma Khatoon v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
CWJC Nos. 10781, 10848, 10924 of 2022; Patna High Court; mutation dispute between close relatives; Bihar Land Tribunal order upheld (no illegality); forged sale deed alleged; petitioners in possession and undisturbed; title determinable only by competent civil court; reference to pre-litigation mediation; Mediation Act, 2023; Mediation 2.0 framework; Principal District Judge, Bhagalpur; District Magistrate, Bhagalpur directed to verify mutations sought on basis of sale deeds across circles; Circle Officer connivance in creating documents; DM and SP to act against criminal cases to grab property; land value stated approx. rupees five crore (disputed); Anchal Adhikari Nath Nagar; DCLR Bhagalpur mutation appeals; Additional Collector Bhagalpur revisions; Bihar Land Tribunal BLT Case Nos. 40/20120, 50/20120, 39/20120.
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions disposed of without interference with the Bihar Land Tribunal's orders dated 13/6/2022; parties referred to pre-litigation mediation before the learned Principal District Judge, Bhagalpur under the Mediation Act, 2023 with notice to all interested persons; District Magistrate, Bhagalpur directed to verify revenue records for all lands where mutation is sought on the basis of sale deeds; District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police, Bhagalpur to take immediate action against any criminal acts to grab the property; interlocutory applications disposed of.