RAMJIWAN HIMATSINGKA Vs. STATE OF BIHAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS writ petition, which was pending for final hearing before Patna High Court, was transferred to this Court after bifurcation of the State.

(2.) THE petitioner has prayed to quash the order of the Deputy Commissioner, Dumka, communicated to him vide Annexure -4 under the signature of the Sub -Divisional Officer, Dumka contained in memo no. 524 dated 12.9.1988, informing him that lease with respect to the land mentioned in the said letter, has been cancelled since he violated the terms of the lease deed.

(3.) THE grievance of the petitioner is that the Sub -Divisional Officer, Dumka, served him with a notice dated 7.11.1987 to show cause as to why the proceeding for canceling the settlement made in his favour by virtue of lease deeds be not initiated for violating the terms and conditions of the lease mainly on three ground that in major portion of the lands in question there was no orchard and some part of the lands bones were found. scattered, which was unhygienic and lastly, that the petitioner had sold 5 ¼ Bighas of land to 13 persons without due intimation to the State.