Savita Devi v. The State of Bihar
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What is this about?
Demarcation of land; writ of mandamus refused; approach the revenue authority first. Patna High Court CWJC No.18183 of 2021, decided 16-03-2026 by Sourendra Pandey, J. Petitioners Savita Devi and Pryesh Kumar Singh v. State of Bihar and others (Chief Secretary; Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms; Home Secretary; Collector, Samastipur; SP, Samastipur; SDO, Patori; Deputy Collector (LR), Patori; Circle Officer, Mohanpur; SHO, Mohanopur (O.P.) PS). Land purchased via sale deeds of 2015, mutated in petitioners' names; no prior demarcation application made to any authority. Writ disposed of with direction to petitioners to submit representation for demarcation; Circle Officer, Mohanpur, Samastipur to pass reasoned order within three months of receipt/production of order copy. Keywords: land demarcation; mutation; Circle Officer; reasoned order; mandamus; Samastipur; Mohanpur; Covid-period filing regularised.