M.Y.Eqbal, J.

1. Heard Mr. N.K. Prasad, learned Sr. Counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. Section Srivastava, learned Counsel for the respondent No.5.

2. It appears that at the initial stage, this writ petition was dismissed in limine on 24.7.1989 by a Division Bench of this Court. Against the order of dismissal, the petitioner moved before the Supreme Court in S.L.P. No. 11115 of 1989. The Apex Court remanded the matter in terms of the order dated 4.1.1996 directing this Court to dispose of the writ petition after deciding the question involved therein. Thereafter this writ petition was admitted for hearing on 13.8.1996 and has come before me for final hearing today.

3. The petitioner in this writ petition has challenged the order dated 1.8.1988 passed by respondent No. 3 in Land Ceiling Appeal No. 63 of 1986-87, and the order dated 13.6.1989 passed by respondent No. 2 in Singhbhum Land Ceiling Revision No. 309 of 1988. The proceeding arose out of an application filed by respondent No. 5 under Sec. 16(3) of the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1961 (hereinafter to be referred to as the Act for short). The land in dispute comp