S.B.Sinha, J.

1. In this petition, the petitioner has challenged the order dated 2-12-1980 passed by respondent No. 3 the Collector of Siwan, as contained in Annexure-10 ; the order dated 5-8-1981 passed by the said respondent No. 3 as contained in Annexure-11, the order dated 6-3-1982 passed in revision case No. 232 of 1981, by the Additional Member, Board of Revenue (respondent No. 2), as contained in Annexure-l2 and also the order dated 28-6-1982 passed by the Additional Collector, Siwan (respondent No. 4) as contained in Annexure-13 to the writ petition,

2. Before adverting to the facts of the case, it may be noted that the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1961 (hereinafter to be referred to for the sake of brevity as the Act) came into force on 19-4-1962, and the period appearing in Sec. 5 (5) of the said Act* as it then stood, was of six months in order to enable the landholder to transfer their lands, to certain categories of persons mentioned therein, but the said period was extended to one year by Bihar Act 12 of 1962.

3. The facts of the case lie in a very narrow compass and are not much in dispute. The Guru of the