Ajay Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Ajay Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11732 of 2022

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Ajay Kumar son of Late Badri Prasad, resident of village Mohalla Makhlotganj Sawarajpuri Road, P.S. Kotwali, District Gaya.

Jitendra Kumar, Son of Late Badri Prasad, resident of village Mohalla Makhlotganj Sawarajpuri Road, P.S. Kotwali, District Gaya.

Jyoti Kumar Baranwal, Wife of Sanjay Kumar, resident of village Mohalla Makhlotganj Sawarajpuri Road, P.S. Kotwali, District Gaya.

Shatrughan Prasad, Son of Bhuneshwar Lal resident of village Mohalla Makhlotganj Sawarajpuri Road, P.S. Kotwali, District Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna.

The District Magistrate, Gaya.

The Additional District Magistrate, Gaya.

The Anchal Adhikari, Bodh Gaya Block, District Gaya.

Madheshwar Yadav, Son of Late Chandradeo Yadav, resident of Village Lodhipur, P.S. Paraiya District Gaya (Bihar).

... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singh, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. AC to SC-19

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL JUDGMENT

Date : 26-03-2026

Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioners, by way of present writ

application, are aggrieved by the fact that the Demand

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Cancellation Appeal No. 05 of 2021, which was filed by them against the order dated 14.12.2020, passed by the Additional Collector, Gaya in Jamabandi Cancellation Case No. 55/20192020, is still pending.

The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that their grievance would be redressed if the present writ application is disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 2/District Magistrate, Gaya, to dispose of the Demand Cancellation Appeal No. 05 of 2021 within a reasonable period.

The learned AC to SC-19 does not object to

such prayer.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the present writ application is disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 2/District Magistrate, Gaya to dispose of the Demand Cancellation Appeal No. 05 of 2021, preferred by the petitioners, within a period of three months from today, after giving an opportunity of hearing to all the concerned parties.

It goes without saying that the order shall be passed taking into account the grievance of the petitioners and any other further document(s) being brought on record by the

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petitioners.

With the aforesaid observation/direction, the

present writ application stands disposed of.

Interlocutory application(s), if any, also stands

disposed of accordingly.

(Sourendra Pandey, J)

Praveen-II/-

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