PATNA, India, March 8 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Feb. 5:

1. Heard Mr. Vaidehi Raman Prasad Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Sajid Salim Khan, learned SC 25 for the State.

2. Petitioners have inter alia prayed for following reliefs in the paragraphs No.1 of the writ petition:-

"That this is an application for grant of an appropriate writ for quashing the order dated 2.7.2020 passed by the Circle Officer, Runni Saidpur, District Sitamarhi in Misc. Case No.9/2020-21 (Annexure-8) rejecting the application dated 21.5.2020 filed by the petitioner no.1 in the light of the order passed by this Hon'ble Court in CWJC No.5672 of 2020 for fixation of rent of RSP Nos.724 and 772 under Khata No.770 situated in village Bahilwara aliaas Garha (Thana No.71) and for a direction to the respondents, particularly Respondent No.4, the Circle Officer, Runni Saidpur to fix the rent of the aforementioned two plots belonging to the petitioners and their co-sharers in their names and to accept the rents of those plots." 3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that the petitioner no.1, Nand Kishore Singh had earlier filed CWJC No.5672 of 2020 which was disposed of vide judgment dated 20.05.2020 in respect of the land which the petitioner had claimed in the said writ petition and the Circle Officer, Runni Saidpur was directed to dispose of the application of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel further submitted that the land is recorded as Bakast Malikan Majkoor and was in possession of the ex-jamindar, namely, Sridhar Narayan Singh and others. During revisional survey operation, Revisional Survey Plot No.274 was carved out from Cadestral Survey Plot Nos.234 and 233 and Revisional Survey Plot No.772 was carved out from Cadestral Survey Plot No.233. The revisional Survey Plot number was wrongly recorded under Khata No.770 as "Gairmazarua Bihar Sarkar". The petitioner no.1 is the grandson of the said Sridhar Narayan Singh and as such he has right title and interest in the said land. The writ petition was disposed of by directing the Circle Officer, Runni Saidpur, District, Sitamarhi to consider and dispose of the application filed by the petitioner in accordance with law. Petitioner approached the Circle Officer in light of the direction of this Court for fixing the rent in respect of the said land and upon refusal by the Circle Officer vide order dated 02.07.2020, the petitioners, who are descendants of the said Sridhar Narayan Singh have again preferred the present writ petition being aggrieved by the said order.

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