Dharmdev Thakur v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CWJC No.8713 of 2023 (Dharmdev Thakur v. State of Bihar & ors.), decided 12-01-2026 by Anil Kumar Sinha, J. Land mutation dispute concerning Village Bishunpur @ Titra, Hajipur, Vaishali; challenge to orders in Mutation Appeal Case No. 216 of 2022-23 and Mutation Case No. 837R 27 of 2022-23; writ disposed of relegating petitioner to statutory revision under Section 8 of the Bihar Land Mutation Act, 2011 with three-week limitation and direction for reasoned, post-hearing decision within reasonable time. Keywords: alternative remedy, revision, mutation appeal, Circle Officer, Deputy Collector Land Reform.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to file revision under Section 8 of the Bihar Land Mutation Act, 2011 before the competent authority within three weeks; the authority to decide the revision in accordance with law after giving opportunity of hearing within a reasonable time limit.