Petitioner sought refund of Rs.1,43,000/- deposited for a land demarcation proceeding that was dropped following the 2019 Amendment Act. The Court directed the District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Nalanda to refund the amount or pass a reasoned order within eight weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18707 of 2025
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Moti Singh S/o Vajir Singh, Resident of Ward No.2, Near Shiv Mandir, Surumpur, P.O- Ghustawan, P.S.- Silao, District- Nalanda.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
... ... Respondent/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Suraj Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Yogendra Pd. Sinha, AAG 7 ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER
3 23-03-2026 Heard the parties.
grant of following reliefs:-
“i) for issuance of appropriate writ/writs, direction/directions order/orders preferably in the nature of commanding and directing the Respondents authorities concerned for refund of Rupee 1,43,000/alongwith statutory interest which by deposited by the petitioner named above for a piece of land under section 16(3) of Bihar Land Reforms (fixation land ceiling area and acquisition of surplus land) at 1961 which was not executed
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despite of court’s order.
ii) And/ or any other relief/reliefs for which the petitioner is found entitled to in the facts and circumstances of the case.”
petition stands condoned.
(i) to refund the amount immediately as the Demarcation Case No. 2/2011-12 has been dropped pursuant to
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Amendment Act, 2019.
(ii) If there is any difficulty, it has to pass a reasoned
order.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Ranjeet/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Was the petitioner entitled to refund of Rs.1,43,000/- deposited for land demarcation after the case was dropped under the Amendment Act, 2019?
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Moti Singh
The State of Bihar through its Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna
The Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna
The Commissioner, Nalanda Division, Biharsharif
The District Magistrate, Nalanda
The Deputy Collector, Land Reforms (D.C.L.R), Rajgir, District- Nalanda
Rajiv Roy
As recorded by the court registry
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