RAJ KISHORE PRASAD NARAIN SINGH vs RAM PARTAP PANDEY & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that under the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950, particularly Sections 14, 4(d), and 35, the jurisdiction of authorities is limited to properties that have vested in the State. The Court clarified that a mortgagee's right to pursue remedies under ordinary law for non-vested properties is not curtailed by the Act. The High Court's ruling that the appellant had elected his remedy under the Act was incorrect, and the appellant was permitted to withdraw his claim before the Claims Officer.