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2025 Supreme(Online)(Pat) 2028

PATNA HIGH COURT
A. Abhishek Reddy, J
Sima Tiwari – Appellant
Versus
The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Registration Excise and Prohibition Department, Government of Bihar, Patna – Respondent
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7434 of 2025



Advocates:
For the Petitioner/s: Mr. Ranjeet Kumar
For the Respondent/s: Mr. Standing Counsel (8)

Restrictions on land registration were lifted following judicial clarification, allowing the petitioner to register documents.

Headnote:The writ petition sought direction to remove lands from the restricted registration list and allow their sale post several judicial clarifications. The court determined that the restrictions had been lifted as confirmed by relevant orders and directed the authorities to register the requested documents. The judgment established that the prior restrictions were no longer applicable. The petition was ultimately disposed of in favor of the petitioner.

Table of Content
1. the petition was filed for removal from restricted registration of land. (Para 2)
2. court directed authorities to register documents following the removal of restrictions. (Para 3 , 4)
3. the writ petition was disposed of with the stated directions. (Para 5)

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER

3 09-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The present Writ Petition has been filed for the following reliefs:-

“(i) For issuance of direction to the respondents authorities to remove the lands of the petitioner i.e. "Khata No.82, Plot no.19" situated at Bairiya, East Champaran Motihari from the restricted list of registration of documents, which was separated from the ceiling proceeding vide order dated 28.06.1999 passed by the Additional Motihari, in Ceiling Proceeding No.

03/1983-84, especially under the circumstances, when the Hon'ble Division Bench vide Order dated 27.10.2016 in Civil Review No. 410 of 2016 has already clarified that the restriction on sale is no longer existing and the state filed SLP bearing S.L.P. (Civil) No. 4160 of 2017, which was dismissed vide Order dated 23.02.2017 and one Review application bearing R.P (C) Diary No. 31140/2017 was filed and same was also dismissed vide order dated 31.10.2017 by Hon'ble Supreme Court.

(ii) For issuance of direction to the respondent authorities to accept and register the documents presented by the petitioner for sale and other transaction of "Khata No.82. Plot no.19" and "Khata No. 98, Plot No. 33", situated at Bairiya, East Champaran Motihari in the light of the fact that other similarly situated person namely M/S Ramacast Limited has been permitted by this Hon'ble court vide judgment dated 27.10.2016 in Civil Review No. 410/16, as well as vide judgment dated 26.09.2019 passed in CWJC No. 15326/2019.”

3. In the counter-affidavit filed by the Respondent Nos. 3 to 5, it is stated that the Committee headed by the taken a decision to remove the restrictions imposed by the authorities in respect of the subject plot of the petitioner i.e. ‘Khata No. 82, Plot No. 19’ situated at Bairiya, East Champaran Motihari and further the authorities have also addressed a letter to the petitioner vide Letter No. 4397 dated 09.10.2025 Annexure-B asking her to present the documents for the purpose of registration.

4. Having regard to the same, the present writ petition is disposed of directing the authorities to register the documents presented by the petitioner in respect of the subject matter of the present writ petition i.e. ‘Khata No. 82, Plot No. 19’ situated at Bairiya, East Champaran, Motihari.

5. With the above directions, the present Writ Petition stands disposed of.

(A. Abhishek Reddy, J)

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