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2026 Supreme(Online)(Pat) 4036

PATNA HIGH COURT
Purnendu Singh, J
Bibi Aasma Khatoon, Md. Aftab Khan, Md. Mozahid Khan, Md. Imran Khan, Md. Samir Khan, Md. Amir Khan – Appellant
Versus
The State of Bihar, Represented by various government officials – Respondent
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10781 of 2022 | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 10848 of 2022 | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 10924 of 2022

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.Chandra Kant, Ms. Sristi Kumari, Ms. Karnika, Mr. Vaibhav Kr. Jha, Mr. Sudhanshu Prakash
For the Respondents: Mr. Md. Khurshid Alam, Mr. Shailendra Kr. Dwivei, Mr. Rupak Kumar

The court emphasized the need for civil court adjudication over land title disputes, thereby reinforcing the authority of the original tribunal decisions.

Headnote:Statute Analysis: The case relates to the Bihar Land Tribunal Act, specifically pointing to provisions regarding land disputes. Facts of the Case: The petitioners are disputing orders from the Bihar Land Tribunal affecting their land rights.

Findings of Court:
The Tribunal's order is not found to be illegal as the petitioners remain in possession.

Issues: The main issue revolves around the legitimacy of the Tribunal's decisions impacting land title.

Ratio Decidendi: The court emphasizes that questions of land title require resolution via competent civil courts, thus reinforcing the trial court's authority in such matters.

Result: The writ petitions, accordingly, stand disposed of.

Table of Content
1. relatives are disputing land ownership. (Para 2 , 3)
2. mediation is recommended under recent frameworks. (Para 4)
3. court finds no illegality in the tribunal's orders. (Para 6 , 7)
4. civil court required for title adjudication. (Para 8)
5. writ petitions are disposed. (Para 10)

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER

7 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents.

2. The petitioners in paragraph no. 1 of the respective writ petitions have sought inter alia the following relief(s), respectively which are reproduced hereinafter:-

“I. For issuance of writ/writs, order/orders, direction/direction to set aside the order dt 13/6/2022 passed by the Hon'ble member Judicial, the Bihar land tribunal Patna in BLT case no 40/20120, whereby the Hon'ble tribunal has set aside the order of dt 6/12/2019 passed by additional collector Bhagalpur in revision no 70/2019 and also has set aside the order dt 10/6/2019 passed by DCLR Bhagalpur in mutation appeal no 121 / 2017-18 and has affirm the order dt 20/8/2017 passed by Anchal Adhikari Nath nagar in mutation case no

2718/2016-17.

II. For issuance of writ/writs order/orders to set aside the order to set aside the order dt 13/6/2022 passed by the Hon'ble member Judicial, the Bihar land tribunal Patna in BLT case no 40/20120, and affirm the order of dt 6/12/2019 passed by additional collector Bhagalpur in revision no 70/2019 and also affirm the order dt 10/6/2019 passed by DCLR Bhagalpur in mutation appeal no 121/2017-18 and further to set aside the order dt 20/8/2017 passed by Anchal Adhikari Nath nagar in mutation case no

2718/2016-17.

III. To grant any other appropriate reliefs, for which petitioner may deemed entitled under the fact and circumstance of the case.”

“I. For issuance of writ/writs, order/orders, direction/direction to set aside the order dt 13/6/2022 passed by the Hon'ble member Judicial, the Bihar land tribunal Patna in BLT case no 50/20120, whereby the Hon'ble tribunal has set aside the order of dt 6/12/2019 passed by additional collector Bhagalpur in revision no 77/2019 and also has set aside the order dt 10/6/2019 passed by DCLR Bhagalpur in mutation appeal no 121 / 2019 and has affirm the order dt 14/6/2017 passed by Anchal Adhikari Nath nagar in mutation case no 792/2017-

18.

II. For issuance of writ/writs order/orders to set aside the order to set aside the order dt 13/6/2022 passed by the Hon'ble member Judicial, the Bihar land tribunal Patna in BLT case no 50/20120, and affirm the order of dt 6/12/2019 passed by additional collector Bhagalpur in revision no 77/2019 and also affirm the order dt 10/6/2019 passed by DCLR Bhagalpur in mutation appeal no 121/2019 and further to set aside the order dt 14/6/2017 passed by Anchal Adhikari Nath nagar in mutation case no

792/2017-18.

III. To grant any other appropriate reliefs, for which petitioner may deemed entitled under the fact and circumstance of the case.”

“I. For issuance of writ/writs, order/orders, direction/direction to set aside the order dt 13/6/2022 passed by the Hon'ble member Judicial, the Bihar land tribunal Patna in BLT case no 39/20120, whereby the Hon'ble tribunal has set aside the order of dt 6/12/2019 passed by additional collector Bhagalpur in revision no 71/2019 and also has set aside the order dt 10/6/2019 passed by DCLR Bhagalpur in mutation appeal no 145 / 20198 and has affirm the order dt 24/12/2018 passed by Anchal Adhikari Nath nagar in mutation case no

958/R27/2018-2019.

II. For issuance of writ/writs order/orders to set aside the order to set aside the order dt 13/6/2022 passed by the Hon'ble member Judicial, the Bihar land tribunal Patna in BLT case no 39/20120, and affirm the order of dt 6/12/2019 passed by additional collector Bhagalpur in revision no 71/2019 and also affirm the order dt 10/6/2019 passed by DCLR Bhagalpur in mutation appeal no 145/2019 and further to set aside the order dt 24/12/2018 passed by An

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