SUKRO ORAIN Vs. STATE OF BIHAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD the parties.

(2.) THE respondent No. 5 Singha Oraon, filed an application for restoration of Plot No. 1061 under khata No. 177 of Village Karkarra under Sec. 71 -A of the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act alleging therein that the transfer of the land was made in contravention of the provision of Chotanagpur Tenancy Act. The respondent No. 4, Special Regulation Officer, vide order as contained in Annexure -5, passed an order for restoration of the land in favour of respondent No. 5. Against the said order passed by respondent No. 4 the writ petitioner preferred an appeal before the Additional Collector, Ranchi, which was dismissed vide order as contained in Annexure -6. Thereafter, the petitioner -preferred revision under Section 217 of Chotanagpur Tenancy Act before the Commissioner, South Chotanagpur Division, Ranchi, which was also dismissed vide order as contained in Annexure 7. The petitioner has challenged the aforesaid three orders passed by the Special Regulation Officer, the Additional Collector and of the Commissioner.

(3.) IT is stated that an application was filed by the recorded Adhbataidar under Section 61 of the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act, for commutation of the kind rent. The Rent Suit Deputy Collector by order dated 25.4.1957 held that respondent No. 5 failed to prove his possession over the disputed land and thereby rejected the said application. It is further stated that after vesting of the Zamindari, the ex -landlord filed return including the land of khata No. 177 of the said Village and he was recognized as raiyat of the State. Thereafter, the ex -landlord Sadanand Tiwary sold and transferred the land of khata No. 177, Plot No. 1061 measuring an area of 1.41 acres to the petitioner by virtue of registered document on 26.7.1967. It is stated that after the purchase of the land the petitioner applied for mutation of her name, which was allowed after making enquiry. It is further stated that in the recent survey also the draft record of right was prepared in the name of the petitioner without any objection.