CWJC/20736/2025 of Vashishth Hazara @ Vashisth Manjhi Vs The Union of India
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20736 of 2025
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1. Vashishth Hazara @ Vashisth Manjhi Son of Late Jugal Manjhi @ Janglal
Manjhi, Resident of Village- Kurayan Ismailia, P.S.-Dighwara, District-
Saran (Chapra).
2. Bharat Ray, Son of Late Ram Chandra Ray, Resident of Sri Nagar Trilock
chak, P.S-Dighwara, District-Saran Chapra.
3. Arvind Kumar Paswan, Son of Bahran Paswan, Resident of Salhali, Akilpur,
Dighwara, Saran Chapra.
4. Bahran Paswan, Son of Late Musafir Paswan, Resident of village-Salhali,
P.O.-Akilpur, P.S.-Dighwara, District-Saran Chapra.
5. Ajay Paswan, Son of Hari Kishun Paswan, Resident of village-Salhali, P.S.-
Dighwara, District-Saran.
6. Hari Kishun Paswan, Son of Late Bhagwat Paswan, Resident of Salhali,
P.S.-Dighwara, District-Saran Chapra.
7. Sanjay Sharma, Son of Laksman Sharma, Resident of village-Kanakpur
Tarwan, P.S.-Dighwara, District-Saran Chapra.
8. Sanjay Kumar Manjhi, Son of Bashistha Narayan Manjhi, Resident of
village-Pakarian, Mohalla-Kuraian, P.S.-Dighwara, District-Saran Chapra.
9. Pravesh Paswan, Son of Late Gangdayal Manjhi, Resident of Village-
Pakarihar, P.S.-Dighwara, District-Saran Chapra.
10. Manju Devi, Wife of Late Syamsundar Paswan, Resident of village-
Pakarihar, P.S.-Dighwara, District-Saran Chapra.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The Union of India through the D.R.M. Vaishali at Hazipur.
2. The State of Bihar through the Secretary Land Reforms Govt. of Bihar,
Patna.
3. The District Magistrate, Saran at Chapra.
4. The Circle Officer, Saran Sadar Chapra.
5. Ravindra Singh, Son of Late Yogendra Singh, Resident of Village-Pakarihar,
P.S-Dighwara, District-Saran, Chapra.
6. Jaiki Singh, Son of Nawal Singh, Resident of Village-Pakarhiar, P.S.-
Dighwara, District-Saran.
7. Ashok Singh, Son of Dip Narain Singh, Resident of Bakarpur, P.S.-
Dighwara, District-Saran (Chhapra).
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arun Kumar No. 1, Advocate.
For the State : Mr. Anil Kumar Singh, GP-26.
For the Union of India : Ms. Archana, C.G.C.
Patna High Court CWJC No.20736 of 2025(2) dt.08-01-2026
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 08-01-2026 Heard l earned counsel appearing on behalf of the
petitioners; learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for
the Union of India.
2. The record reveals that the petitioners have filed the
present writ petition for the similar relief for which the
petitioners were already directed by this Court vide order dated
22.04.1998 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 224 of 1997 (Subodh Singh
Vs. Union of India & others) to file an application before the
appropriate authority/Collector.
3. It is the case of the petitioners that immediately the
petition was not filed before the Collector or before the Circle
Officer concerned and after much delay the same was filed in
the year 2007.
4. This Court finds no reason to interfere. The
application so filed can be disposed of expeditiously if not
already disposed.
5. The writ petition, accordingly, stands disposed of.
mantreshwar/-
(Purnendu Singh, J)
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