SMT.JASODA RANI SHARMA Vs. STATE OF BIHAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) AJIT Kumar Sinha, J. State Of Jharkhand Through Director General Of Police Versus Thakur Ajit Kumar 1 The present writ petition has been preferred for issuance of an appropriate writ in the nature of mandamus commanding upon the respondents specially respondent Nos. 5 & 6 to denotify the lands from the acquisition and to issue rent receipt in favour of the petitioners.

(2.) THE facts, in brief, are set out as under: In the instant case there are several petitioners and the details thereof are given In the following chart giving the names of the petitioners, date of sale deed, area, Khata No., Plot No., Mutation Case No. etc. vide which the land was mutated in their names: Petitioner name Sale Area Khata Plot No. Mutation deed No. Case No. dated

(3.) THE petitioners filed representation stating the real facts and also clarified that the land does not belong to C.M. I. Company rather it was Raiyati land of late Ghanshyam Pandey and after his demise his grand -sons were enjoying the aforesaid property which the petitioners have purchased. It appears that the respondent No. 5 cancelled the zamabandi opened in their favour on the recommendation of respondent No. 6 vide order dated 16.8.1991. Thereafter the petitioners preferred an appeal challenging the order dated 16.8.1991 before respondent No. 4, i.e. Additional Collector, Hazaribagh but after thorough examination of the record of entire Khata and other relevant documents and after hearing the parties by order dated 12.7.1994 allowed the appeal of the petitioners and set aside the order dated 16.8.1991 passed by respondent No. 5 whereby the zamabandi of the petitioners were cancelled.