SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH . vs STATE OF BIHAR . — C.A. No. 1263/2001

Case Summary: Santosh Kumar Singh v. State of Bihar (C.A. No. 001263/2001) The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging land ceiling proceedings under the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1961. The court held that when proceedings were recommenced under the 1982 Amendment Act after earlier proceedings abated, the Collector properly followed Section 10 by republishing the draft statement and providing adequate opportunity to file fresh objections within 30 days, with scope for adducing evidence. The court rejected the appellants' argument that "afresh" proceedings required complete re-examination of classification and party status, finding that the statutory objection procedure sufficiently protected their rights. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.