Nagendra Rai and Navin Sinha JJ.

1. The appeal under Clause X of the Letters Patent of the Patna High Court has been filed against the judgment dated 2.3.1993 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in CWJC No. 995 of 1984 dismissing the writ application filed by the appellant challenging resolution of the Board dated 22.11.1983, whereby the Board has upheld the order passed by the authorities concerned under the provisions of Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act) rejecting the objection.

2. The admitted fact is that Land Ceiling Case No. 250 of 1973 was initiated under the provisions of the Act against the petitioner and adverse orders were passed by the authorities under the Act, which was challenged by the petitioner in this Court by filing writ petition, vide CWJC No. 1675 of 1976, which was allowed by this Court on the ground that adequate opportunity was not given to the petitioner and before annulment of the sale deeds u/s. 5 of the Act the transferees were not noticed. This Court directed the authorities to consider the matter afresh in the light of observations made in the ord