Ramchandra Choudhary Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Ramchandra Choudhary Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of with direction to the petitioner to file a fresh representation before the appropriate authority, which was to conduct an enquiry and measurement of the land and, upon deposit of cost by the petitioner, pass necessary orders in accordance with law within a reasonable period of time; interlocutory application(s), if any, also disposed of accordingly.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner could obtain redressal in this writ petition for the disturbance of his rightful ownership over his Raiyati land by private respondent No. 7, given the alleged inaction of the authorities. +1 more

Court's answer

On the petitioner's own submission, the Court directed the petitioner to file a fresh representation before the appropriate authority detailing his grievances.

Ratio / Principle

The appropriate authority, after conducting an enquiry and measurements of the land as per the provision and upon deposit of cost by the petitioner, is to pass necessary orders in accordance with law within a reasonable period of time.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Ramchandra Choudhary v. The State of Bihar & Ors., Patna High Court, Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8764 of 2022, decided 10-04-2026 (Sourendra Pandey, J): The petitioner alleged that his rightful ownership over his Raiyati land was being disturbed by private respondent No. 7 and that the authorities were not acting on his repeated requests. The State (AC to AAG-12) submitted that it was a private dispute between the parties in which the State could not pass orders holding the petitioner's title. On the petitioner's counsel's suggestion, the Court disposed of the writ petition directing the petitioner to file a fresh representation before the appropriate authority detailing his grievances; that authority, after conducting an enquiry and measurements of the land as per the provision and upon deposit of cost by the petitioner, was to pass necessary orders in accordance with law within a reasonable period of time. Interlocutory application(s), if any, also stood disposed of accordingly. Judgment reported NAFR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8764 of 2022

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Ramchandra Choudhary, Son of Late Gunjan Chaoudhary @ Guju Chaoudhary, Residence of Village- Panchamahala, P.S.- Mokama, DistrictPatna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Patna.

The Additional Collector, Patna.

The Deputy Collector of Land Reform (DCLR), Patna.

The Sub-Divisional Officer, Barh, Patna.

The Circle Officer, Mokama, Patna.

Bipin Singh, Son of Birju Singh, Residence of Village- Sikharicak, P.S.Mokama, District- Patna.

... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Mukul Kumari, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. AC to AAG-12

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 10-04-2026

Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

The learned counsel for the petitioner, at the

outset, submits that his rightful ownership over his Raiyati land is being disturbed by the private respondent No. 7 and despite repeated requests in this regard to the authorities concerned, they are not adhering to his request.

The learned AC to AAG-12 submits that it is a private dispute between the parties and as such the State is not in a position to pass any order(s), holding the title of the

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petitioner over the said land.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the grievances of the petitioner can be redressed if the writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to him to approach the appropriate authority, raising his grievances, especially with respect to the forceful dispossession from the land of the petitioner.

In view of such submission, the petitioner is directed to file a fresh representation before the appropriate authority, detailing his grievances, who, after conducting an enquiry and measurements of the land, as per the provision, and upon depositing of cost by the petitioner, shall pass necessary orders in accordance with law within a reasonable period of time.

With the aforesaid observation/direction, the application stands disposed of.

Interlocutory application(s), if any, also stands disposed of accordingly.

(Sourendra Pandey, J)

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Uploading Date	10.04.2026
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