Ranjit Paswan v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Mutation/Jamabandi disposal order: Patna High Court, CWJC No.4327 of 2026, Ranjit Paswan v. State of Bihar through Addl. Chief Secretary, Revenue Department & four other respondents (DM Nalanda; CO Karaiparsurai; DCLR Hilsa; BDO Karaiparsurai), decided 09-04-2026, coram Khatim Reza, J. Petitioner permitted to file afresh application for Mutation and creation of Jamabandi with supporting documents (hard copy and online); Circle Officer directed to dispose of it within three months; writ disposed of. Advocates: Kameshwar Singh (petitioner); Sanjay Kumar, AC to GP-17 (respondents). No statute or precedent cited; no monetary quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to file an afresh application with supporting documents for Mutation and creation of Jamabandi (hard copy and online mode), with a direction to the Circle Officer, Karaiparsurai, Nalanda to dispose of the application within three months of receipt/production of a copy of the order.