Patna High Court
CWJC/5784/2026 of Neelam Devi Vs The State of Bihar on 17 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5784 of 2026 ====================================================== Neelam Devi W/o Firangi Rai, Resident of Village - Basant, Ward No.- 5, P.S.- Jalley, District - Darbhanga. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5784 of 2026
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Neelam Devi W/o Firangi Rai, Resident of Village - Basant, Ward No.- 5, P.S.- Jalley, District - Darbhanga.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, New Secretariat Bailey Road, Patna.
2.
The District Magistrate, Darbhanga.
3.
The Deputy Collector Land Reforms (DCLR), Darbhanga.
4.
The District Bhoodan Yagya Committee, Collectorate Darbhanga, Dist. - Darbhanga.
5.
The Circle Officer, Jalley, Dist. - Darbhanga.
6.
Ramkishun Das, S/o Doman Das, Village- Basant, Post- Kharka, P.S. Jalley, Dist.- Darbhanga.
... ... Respondent/s
Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Subodh Kumar, Advocate
For the Respondent/s
:
Mr. Sarvesh Kuamr, Government Pleader (24)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
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ORAL ORDER
17-08-2026 Heard Mr. Surendra Kishore Thakur, learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the following relief(s): “(i) For issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for setting aside/quashing the impugned order dated 07/02/2026 passed by the Deputy Collector Land Reforms (DCLR), Darbhanga in Mutation Appeal No. 1162/2024-25 whereby and where under the Deputy Collector Patna High Court CWJC No.5784 of 2026(3) dt.17-08-2026
Land Reforms has allowed the mutation appeal setting aside the previous order dated 27/09/2023 passed in Mutation Case No. 1506/2023-24, completely ignoring Section 6(12) of the Bihar Mutation Act 2011, which imposes restrietions on the alteration of mutation records during the pendency of a Title Suit.
(ii) For a direction to the respondent authorities not to correct the mutation record or expunge the name of the petitioner till the pendency of the Title Suit.
(iii) For any other relief or reliefs which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper.”
3. After some argument, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it will suffice if his case is considered by the District Magistrate, Darbhanga (respondent No. 2).
4. Learned counsel representing the State have no objection to it.
5. In that background, the writ petition stands disposed of allowing the petitioner to approach the District Magistrate, Darbhanga (respondent No. 2) within a period of four weeks who shall be duty bound to look into the matter and Patna High Court CWJC No.5784 of 2026(3) dt.17-08-2026
pass an appropriate order, after hearing all the necessary parties, in accordance with law, preferably within a period of six months thereafter.
Adnan/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U