Smt. Sumitra Devi v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
CWJC No.22185 of 2018, Patna High Court, decided 06-01-2026 by Rajiv Roy, J. Petitioner Sumitra Devi sought restraint on creation of Jamabandi in favour of private respondents (Binod Kumar Gupta, Bharat Commercial Corporation, Manish Kumar, Rajan Kumar, Savitri Devi) concerning land at Purushottampur Painathi/Painathi, Bihta, Patna. Held: writ petitions based only on presumption deprecated; liberty reserved to oppose Jamabandi before appropriate revenue authority; petition disposed of. Keywords: Jamabandi, revenue authority, presumption, deprecate, liberty, State of Bihar, Collector Patna, Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Circle Officer Bihta.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to agitate the matter as and when the situation arises (she may oppose any prayer for creation of Jamabandi before the appropriate revenue authority); no direction restraining creation of Jamabandi was issued.