The Deputy Collector, the Additional Collector and the Board of Revenue upheld the claim of preemption.
The appellants purchased 11 kathas 5 dhuras of land in District Muzaffarpur by registered sale deeds dated August 12, 1971.
These appeals via special leave are against the judgment of the authorities under the Act as upheld by the High Court.
The High Court dismissed the writ petitions filed by the appellants.
The Parco Vyapar Mandal Sahyog Samiti Ltd. the Samiti which is a marketing and credit companyperative institution, filed an application under Section 16 3 of the Bihar Land Reforms Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land Act, 1961 the Act claiming preemption as being adjoining raiyat to the land transferred.
