KUSUM DEVI Vs. STATE OF BIHAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN these two writ petitions, since common questions of law and facts are involved, they have been heard together and disposed of by this common judgment.

(2.) THESE writ petitions are directed against the common order, dated 4.4.2000 passed by the Commissioner, South Chotanagpur Division, Ranchi in S.A.R. Revision Nos. 172, 173 and 182 of 1998, whereby revisions filed by the petitioners have been dismissed and orders passed by the Special Officer, Scheduled Areas Regulation under Sec. 71 -A of the C.N.T. Act and the orders passed by the Additional Collector in appeals filed by the petitioners have been affirmed.

(3.) PETITIONERS ' further case is that in the year 1949 the disputed land was converted into chhaparbandi land by virtue of registered document, entered into by and between the ex -landlord and the transferee, namely, Taiba Khatoon. It is contended that Taiba Khatoon said to have continuously exercised right, title, interest and possession over the land in question and in the year 1975 she sold it to one Madhusudan Choudhary. The said Madhusudan Choudhary after exercising all right, title, interest and possession of the land till 1981, sold it in favour of the present petitioners.