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2023 Supreme(Pat) 792

K. VINOD CHANDRAN, PARTHA SARTHY
Sudhakar Jha – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent


Advocates appeared:
M/s. Abdul Wadood (in 6009); Abhay Nath (in 23365, 24554, 14133); Abhishek (in 10555); Abinash Kumar (in 18354, 21269, 9526); Ajay Kumar (in 87); Ajay Kumar Jha (in 13305); Akhileshwar Pandey (in 15012, 18087); Alok Kumar Alok, Uday Kumar Singh (in 5862, in 6312); Alok Kumar Sinha (in 19144, 19202); Ambuj Nayan Chaubey (in 842); Anil Kumar Roy (in 5408); Anil Singh (in 656); Anjani Kumar (in 23365, 24554, 14133); Anshuman Jaipuriyar (in 12063, 20073, 21048); Anuj Dilbar Krishna (in 25243); Apurva Kumar (in 2501); Arbind Kumar Singh (in 23983); Arghesh Kumar (in 8403, 8606); Arun Kumar (in 5786); Arun Kumar Pandey (in 6984); Arun Prasad Ambastha (in 2104, 2527, 8186, 8197, 13649, 14047, 1840, 2728, 10416); Arvind Kumar Varma(in 16908); Ashhar Mustafa (in 483); Ashok Kumar (10998); Ashok Kumar Singh (in 10100); Awadhesh Kumar Singh Tarun (in 23987, 25837); Baidya Nath Thakur (in 11657, 1558, 20122, 22689, 24684), 21749); Bam Bahadur Jha (in 15060, 15840, 20835); Bidhanesh Misra (in 532); Binay Kumar Sinha (in 15046, 10416); Binod Kumar (in 8074, 18786); Birendra Kumar Singh (in 165, 2, 21162); Bishwa Nath Chaudhary (in 15921); Bivutosh Kumar (in 3147, 3164); Braj Bhushan Mishra (in 3658); Braj Nandan Kumar Tiwary (in 3470); Chandra Sekhar Verma (in 13531, 18463, 18505); Chandra Shekhar Singh (in 17890); Deepak Kumar Sinha (in 9257); Dharmesh Kumar Shrivastava (in 6983); Dhirendra Singh (in 19750); Digvijay Narayan Singh (in 19265); Dipak Kumar (in 18379, 21580, 2777, 3622, 3901); Dr. K.N. Choubey, Sr. Adv. (in 15060, 15840, 20835); Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad (in 16002); Gajendra Kumar Jha (in 15060, 15840, 20835); Gopal Govind Mishra (in 20665) Gopal Prasad Roy (in 6648); Harsh Singh (in 2390, 2708, 3889); Himanshu Sagar (in 9107); Iqbal Asif Niazi (in 5026); Janardan Prasad Singh, Sr. Adv. (in 18379, 21580, 2777, 3622, 3901); Javed Aslam (in 19968); Jitendra Kishore Verma (in 24480, 23365, 24554, 14133); Jitendra Kumar (in 922, 3204); Jitendra Prasad Singh (in 11402, 16337, 17067, 17985, 21899, 24058, 1942, 2867, 7202); Kaushalesh Choudhary (in 865); Krishna Kant Singh (in 6183); Kushalendra Rai (in 10259, 22175); Kusum Kumar (in 2501); Lakshmi Kant Tiwary (in 12935); Mahendra Prasad Bhartee (in 2130, 357); Maheshwar Prasad (in 20517, 22510); Manish (in 12493, 19455, 20369); Manoj Kumar (in 24979, 2437, 2490, 6478, 6784, 3106); Maya Shankar Mishra (in 923); Md. Javed Jafar Khan (in 18014); Mrigendra Kumar(in 2501); Mritunjay Kumar (in 12945, 13114); Mukesh Kumar Jha (in 21289); Munna Kumar Upadhaya (in 20665); Nagendra Rai (in 10259, 22175); Narendra Kumar (in 11659, 11660, 11664); Naresh Chandra Verma (in 20950); Navesh Nandan (in 20826, 22969, 14087, 17899); Navin Nikunj (in 10259, 22175); Neeraj Kumar Singh (in 7282); Nishant Kumar Sinha (in 817, 24210); Pancham Lal Jaiswal, (in 24900); Prabhas Ranjan (in 17115, 3043); Pramod Mishra (in 10119, 5781, 9005); Pranav Kumar (in 24396, 896); Prashant Kumar (in 10888, 5943, 9717); Pratik Kumar Sinha (in 7039); Praveen Kumar (in 779); Radha Mohan Pandey (in 13531, 18463, 18505); Raghav Prasad (in 19939, 2332); Raju Kumar Singh (in 20947); Rakesh Kumar Shrivastava (in 5614); Ram Sandesh Roy (in 389); Ranjan Kumar Dubey (in 12770, 21207, 23715, 5449, 7700); Ratneshwar Prasad (in 10448); Ravi Raj (in 23365, 24554, 14133); Riya Giri (in 3147, 3164); Sanat Kumar Mishra (in 98); Sanjay Kumar Pandey (in 20968); Sanjay Parasmani (in 5955); Sanjeet Kumar (in 19265); Sarojanand Kumar (in 21073); Satish Chandra Mishra (in 21426, 84, 558); Satya Prakash Parasar(in 16426); Shailendra Kumar Singh (in 18379, 21580, 2777, 3622, 3901); Shama Sinha (in 18566); Shambhu Nath Choubey (in 6676); Shanti Pratap (in 16908); Sheo Jee Mishra (in 348); Shovendra Kumar (in 16634, 16673); Shreyash Goyal(in 23365, 24554, 14133); Subhash Kumar Jha (in 18437); Sumit Kumar Jha(in 3147, 3164); Sunil Kumar Jha (in 15060, 15840, 20835); Sunil Kumar Karn (in 346); Surendra Prasad Singh (in 24103); Suresh Mishra (in 8146); Surya Kant Mishra (in 19772, 15060, 15840, 20835); Sushil Kumar Jha (in 15060, 15840, 20835); Tanuja Kumari Mishra (in 532); Uday Pratap Singh (in 6401, 7022); Uma Shankar Singh (in 5887); Upendra Kumar Chaubey (in 8273); Vagisha Pragya Vacaknavi (in 1067, 1683, 17297, 4588); Vijay Anand (in 1723); Vijay Kumar Mishra (in 16634, 16673); Vijay Shanker Tiwari (in 3147, 3164); Vinay Ranjan (in 2296); Vinod Pandey (in 10084); Vinod Shankar Modi (in 16908); Waliur Rahman (in 17445, 24210, 5026);
M/s Alok Kumar Rahi, AC to AAG-4 (in 19144); Anjani Kumar (AAG-4) (in 20073, 21580, 24058, 2777, 19144); Apurva Kumar(in 19144); Arjun Prasad (in 16634, 16673); Arvind Kumar (in 19144); Asit Kumar Jha, AC to GP-2(in 10259); Avinash Kumar Pandey (in 2296); Basant Kumar Chaudhary, Sr. Adv. (in 19144); Dharmesh Kumar Shrivastava (in 348); Gyanand Roy (in 6009); Kaushal Kishore Mishra (in 21048); Lalit Kishore (Ag) (in 10888); Manjeet Kumar Roy (in 12935); Masoom Alam (in 16634, 16673); Md. Khurshid Alam, AAG-12(in 842, 2728, 12493, 13305, 15921, 16002, 16426, 17445, 17899, 18087, 18379, 18437, 18786, 19455, 19772, 20122, 20369, 20665, 20826, 20950, 21073, 21162, 21269, 21749, 21899, 22510, 22969, 23365, 23715, 23983, 23987, 24103, 24210, 24396, 24480, 24554, 24684, 24900, 24979, 25243, 25837, 2, 87, 98, 165, 346, 348, 357, 656, 817, 865, 896, 1558, 2130, 2296, 3622, 3901, 5026, 5408, 5786, 5887, 6009, 6312, 6478, 6648, 6983, 7700, 8197, 8403, 11657, 11659, 12770, 14047, 14133, 15046, 17115, 17890, 18014, 18354, 18566, 19968, 12945, 13114, 922, 1683, 2104, 2527, 3043, 3147, 3164, 5955, 6676, 8074, 8146, 8273, 9005, 10119, 10998, 13531, 16673, 2490); Mr. Sanjeet Kumar Singh, AC to AAG-6 (in 15060); Navnit Kumar, AC to GP-18 (in 12935, 18505, 21207, 21426, 923, 5943); P. K. Shahi, AG. (in 19144, 19202, 14087, 15840, 16908, 10084, 10416, 10448, 10555, 1067, 13649, 1942, 2332, 2501, 2708, 2867, 3470, 3889, 389, 4588, 483, 5781, 5862, 6183, 6401, 6784, 7202, 7282, 779, 8186, 9107, 9257, 9717, 2390, 7039, 9526, 21289); Pawan Kumar (A.C. To A.G.) (in 10100, 17297, 11402); Prashant Pratap, GP-2 (in 10259); Prerna Anand, AC to GP-18 (in 12935, 18505, 21207, 21426, 5943, 923); Raj Kishore Roy (Gp18) (in 12935, 18505, 84, 923, 21207, 21426, 5943); Rajni Kant Singh (in 2390, 3889); Rishi Raj (in 19144); Rishi Raj Sinha (SC 19) (in 558, 11660, 1723, 22175, 3106, 1840, 12063, 16337); Sajid Salim Khan (SC 25) (in 11664, 18463, 20947, 3658, 532, 19939, 3204, 15012, 17067, 7022); Sanjeet Kumar Singh, AC to AAG-6 (in 16634, 19144, 21048, 22689, 5614, 19265, 19750, 20517, 20835, 20968); Sanjeev Kumar(in 19144); Shashi Sekhar Tiwary (in 5449); Subash Chandra Yadav (Gp15) (in 2437, 6984, 8606, 17985); Sulekha Kumari, AC to GP-18 (in 12935, 18505, 5943, 923, 21207, 21426); Surendra Kishore Thakur(in 12935); Surendra Kumar Mishra (in 3889, 2390); Utkarsh Bhushan(in 19144);
For the Respondent: Mr. Kaushal
No.7 to 9 Kishore Mishra (in 5614)
For the Respondent Nos.: M/s Rajesh Kumar,
5, 6, 9, 11, 12 Manoj Kumar, Praveen Kumar(in 10888)
For the Respondent: Mr. Rajni Kant
No. 7 Singh (in 2708)
For the Respondent: Mr. Surendra
No. 8 Kumar Mishra (in 2708)
For the Respondent: M/s Ajit Kumar,
No.5 Nalin Ranjan, Abhay Kumar (in 12770)

Partha Sarthy, J. – The petitioners in these applications have challenged the constitutional validity of the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) (Amendment) Act, 2016 (herein after referred to as the ‘Amendment Act, 2016’) as also that of the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Surplus Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) (Amendment) Act, 2019 (herein after referred to as the ‘Amendment Act, 2019’). The petitioners have also challenged the orders passed in their respective case by different authorities including the Additional Collector, the Commissioner of the Division and the Bihar Land Tribunal, all of which arise out of applications for pre-emption filed under section 16(3) of the Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1961 (herein after referred to as ‘the Act’ or ‘the principal Act’).

2. The case of the petitioners as evident from the contents of the applications are that the amendments are against the fundamental rights guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution as also against the principles of natural justice. It is ultra vires Article 14 of the Constitution, against the legal rights and also

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