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Krishna Devi v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.

PATNA HIGH COURT – Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1807 of 2015

Patna HC20 Jan 2026CWJC/1807/2015

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What is this about?

Krishna Devi v. State of Bihar; Bigan Devi; Patna High Court CWJC No.1807 of 2015; Rajiv Roy, J; dismissed for want of prosecution; non-appearance of petitioner; NOC taken from earlier counsel Anirudh Kumar Verma; Land Dispute (partition) case no. 21 of 2011; Land Reform Deputy Collector / D.C.L.R. Aurangabad; Land Dispute Resolution Appeal no. 27 of 2012; order dated 27.10.2011; order dated 30.8.2014; half share of property; registered deed of gift; opportunity of hearing; sec. 5 of the Land Dispute Resolution Act; Aurangabad; Magadh Division, Gaya; decided 20-01-2026.

What did the court decide?

No one appeared on behalf of the petitioner, though learned counsel for the State and for respondent no. 6 were present. ¶17-18

Krishna Devi Vs The State Of Bihar and Ors. — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Dismissed

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Issue for consideration

Whether the order dated 27.10.2011 passed by the Learned Land Reform Deputy Collector, Aurangabad in Land Dispute (partition) case no. 21 of 2011 (declaring respondent no. 6 entitled to half share) and the appellate order dated 30.8.2014 in Land Dispute Resolution Appeal no. 27 of 2012 were liable to be set aside on the plea that the petitioner was not afforded proper opportunity of hearing and that a registered deed of gift executed in her favour was ignored, in violation of sec. 5 of the Land Dispute Resolution Act. (Issue arising from the prayer; not adjudicated on merits by this court.)

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Ratio / Principle

No one appeared on behalf of the petitioner, though learned counsel for the State and for respondent no. 6 were present.

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Key takeaways

The writ petition stands dismissed for want of prosecution.ratio¶25-26

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

PATNA HIGH COURT - Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1807 of 2015 - Krishna Devi v. State of Bihar and others (incl. Bigan Devi as respondent no. 6) - decided 20-01-2026 by Rajiv Roy, J. The petition sought setting aside (i) the order dated 27.10.2011 of the Learned Land Reform Deputy Collector, Aurangabad in Land Dispute (partition) case no. 21 of 2011, whereby respondent no. 6 was declared entitled to half share of the property in question, and (ii) the order dated 30.8.2014 in Land Dispute Resolution Appeal no. 27 of 2012 upholding the D.C.L.R.'s order, on the plea that it was passed without proper opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and ignoring a registered deed of gift properly executed in her favour, in violation of sec. 5 of the Land Dispute Resolution Act. On the hearing date no one appeared for the petitioner while counsel for the State and respondent no. 6 were present; Mr. Anirudh Kumar Verma, who had filed the petition, informed the court that the petitioner had taken NOC from him. Held: for want of prosecution, the writ petition stands dismissed. The merits of the partition/gift-deed dispute were not adjudicated.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1807 of 2015

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Krishna Devi W/O Sri Bimal Prasad Resident of vill-Dehri More,P.OPadrawan.P.S-Jamhore and Distt.-Aurangabad

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State Of Bihar

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The Commisioner,Magadh Division,Gaya

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The District Magistrate,Aurangabad

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The Additional Collector,Aurangabad

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The Land Reforms Deputy Collector,Aurangabad

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Bigan Devi W/O Sri Bharat Singh Resident of vill-Dehri More,P.OPadrawan.P.S-Jamhore and Distt.-Aurangabad

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... ... Respondent/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : None For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sudama Kumar, AC to SC-12 Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, Advocate Mr. Rakesh Singh, Advocate

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER

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No one appears on behalf of the petitioner though

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learned counsel for the State as also respondent no. 6 are present.

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The present petition has been preferred for the following relief(s):

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“for setting aside the order dated

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27.10.2011 passed in Land Dispute (partition) case no. 21 of 2011 by the Learned Land Reform Deputy Collector, Aurangabad whereby and where under the Respondent no. 6 has been declared entitled for

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Patna High Court CWJC No.1807 of 2015(3) dt.20-01-2026 2/2

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half share of the property in question without affording proper opportunity of hearing the petitioner and ignoring the registered deed of gift properly executed in favour of the petitioner violating sec. 5 of the Land Dispute Resolution Act as well as for setting aside the order dated 30.8.2014 passed in Land Dispute Resolution Appeal no. 27 of 2012 upholding the order of the Learned D.C.L.R.”

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