Patna High Court
CWJC/12600/2026 of Mahesh Mandal Vs The State of Bihar on 18 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12600 of 2026 ====================================================== Mahesh Mandal S/o Late Polo Mandal, R/o Village- Rajandipur, P.O. and P.S.-Sabour, District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12600 of 2026
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Mahesh Mandal S/o Late Polo Mandal, R/o Village- Rajandipur, P.O. and P.S.-Sabour, District- Bhagalpur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Department of Revenue and Land Reforms Govt. of Bihar, Patna
2.
Principal Secretary Department of Revenue and Land Reforms Govt. of Bihar, Patna
3.
The District Magistrate, Bhagalpur
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The Additional Collector, Bhagalpur
5.
The Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Bhagalpur
6.
Circle Officer, Sabour Anchal, Bhagalpur.
... ... Respondent/s
Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr.Arun Kumar Sinha, Advocate
For the Respondent/s
:
Mr.Addl. Advocate General -07
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
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18-08-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the following relief/s: “for issuance of an appropriate writ order/orders, direction to the Respondent authority Specially to Respondent No.5 to disposed the Mutation Appeal No.814/2025- 2026 filed 16.1.2025 on as evident from Annexure-3 as per provision enshrined U/s 7(4) of Mutation Act, 2011 i.e. L.R.D.C. is Patna High Court CWJC No.12600 of 2026(2) dt.18-08-2026
required to disposed the appeal within 30 working days from the date of filing and further be pleased to cancel the mutation order dated 21.12.2024 (Annexure-2) passed by Circle Officer (Respondent no.6) which is against the provision of section 6(12) of Mutation Act that while Title Suit is pending before the competent court with regard to land in question as evident from Annexure- P/4 and be pleased to pass such any other order/orders as Your Lordships may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case”.
3. With the consent of the parties, the writ petition is disposed of directing the Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Bhagalpur to dispose of the Mutation Appeal No. 814 of 2025- 26 in next eight weeks to avoid adverse order.
4. The writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observation. Ravi/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U