Judgment delivered by B.L. Yadav.

What is the scope of enquiry by the State Government or the Collector in an application under Section 45B of the Bihar Land Reforms (Fxation of Ceiling Area land Acquisition of Surplus land) Act. 1961, (for short the Act) and what does expression if it thinks fit under Section 45B of the Act, cannot and when can this court grant interim stay in a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, particularly when the interim stay is in respect of the land for which proceedings are pending at the initiative of the vendees under Section 45B of the Act are the short questions for determination in this writ petition filed by the vendees, the petitioners, seeking the relief for issuance of a writ of mandamus, directing respondent no.2 Collector. Purnia to dispose of the application of the petitioners under Section 45B of the Act. and to exclude the plots of land purchased by the petitioners by the sale deeds dated 23rd June, 1973 8th Sept. 1979 4th April, 19763 and 22nd of June 1973 from the operation of the ceiling proceedings and not to dispossess the petitioners from the plots in dispute till their application before the collector of t