Narayan Roy, J.

1. Heard earned Counsel for the petitioner and earned Counsel for the State and also for respondent No. 5.

2. The grievance of the petitioner is very limited.

3. it is submitted that the revision application filed by this petitioner under Sec. 16 of the Bihar Tenants, Holdings (Maintenance of Records) Act, 1973 hereinafter to be referred to as "Act") was only to be disposed of by the Collector of the District and since the revision application has been disposed of by the Additional Collector, the order impugned is wholly without jurisdiction.

4. From the order impugned prima facie, it appears that the revision application was entertained and disposed of by the Additional Collector, West Champaran at Bettiah. Sec. 16 of the Act envisages that the Collector of the District may, on an application made to him in this behalf or for the purpose of satisfying himself to the legality or propriety of any order made under this Act or Rules made there under by any authority or officer, call for and examine the record of any case, pending before or disposed of by such authority or officer and pass such order, as he thinks fit. In view of Sec. 16 of the Act, it was the C