Patna High Court
CWJC/12620/2026 of Gunjan Patel @ Gunjan Kumar Vs The State of Bihar on 18 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12620 of 2026 ====================================================== Gunjan Patel @ Gunjan Kumar S/o Late Upendra Raut @ Late Upendra Rawat, Resident of Village- Alisherpur, Jihuli, P.S.- Patahi, Dist.-East Champaran. ... ...
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12620 of 2026
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Gunjan Patel @ Gunjan Kumar S/o Late Upendra Raut @ Late Upendra Rawat, Resident of Village- Alisherpur, Jihuli, P.S.- Patahi, Dist.-East Champaran.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Land Reforms and Revenue, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
2.
The Principal Secretary, Department of Land Reforms and Revenue, Govt.
of Bihar, Patna.
3.
The Collector -cum- District Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari.
4.
The Addl. Collector, Motihari, East Champaran.
5.
The Superintendant of Police, East Champaran at Motihari.
6.
The Sub-Divisional Officer, Motihari Sadar, Motihari, Dist- East Champaran.
7.
The Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Motihari Sadar, Dist.- East Champaran.
8.
The Circle Officer, Motihari Sadar, Motihari, District- East Champaran.
9.
The Officer-In-Charge, Chhatauni Police Station, Chhatauni, District- East Champaran.
10.
The Investigating Officer, Chhatuani P.S.- case no. 422/2026, Chhatauni, Dist- East Champaran.
11.
The District Sub Registrar, East Champaran, Motihari.
12.
The Manager, Bettiah Raj, Bettiah, Dist- West Champaran.
... ... Respondent/s
Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr.Sanjeev Kumar, Advocate
For the Respondent/s
:
Mr. K.K. Singh, AC to GP- 22
For Respondent no.12
:
Mr. Naresh Dikshit, Advocate
Ms. Kalpana, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
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ORAL ORDER
18-08-2026 Learned counsel for the petitioner is allowed to make necessary spelling correction in para-01 of the petition in course of the day.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the Patna High Court CWJC No.12620 of 2026(2) dt.18-08-2026
following relief/s:
(i) to allow the petitioner and other purchasers to go and to use the raiyati land appertaining to thana no. 196, khata no. 313, plot no. 1382, measuring 3 katha 4 dhur falling under Bariyarpur mauza of Motihari Sadar Anchal of East Champaran district as the petitioner has been given vacant possession of the land by his vendors who are heirs of the khatiyani raiyat of the land, namely, Late Butai Kanu as also the jamabandi of the land is running in the name of Musmat Muniya W/O Late Butai Kanu;
(ii) to hold that the District Administration Motihari, East Champaran is not entitled to prevent/prohibit the petitioner from the user of the land in question;
(iii) for any other relief/s to which the petitioners are found entitled to.
3. Heard Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, the State as also the Bettiah Raj.
4. After some argument, learned counsel for the Patna High Court CWJC No.12620 of 2026(2) dt.18-08-2026
petitioner submits that he shall be approaching the respondent no.02, the Principal Secretary, Department of Land Reforms and Revenue, Govt. of Bihar, Patna within a period of eight weeks.
5. It is expected that the respondent no.02 shall be taking the matter to its logical conclusion within a period of six months.
6. The writ petition stands disposed of with the aforesaid observation.
Ravi/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U