JUDGMENT Muzaffar Hussain Attar, J. 1. The petitioners filed a Suit before the Collector, Deputy Commissioner (DC), Baramulla, in terms of section 32 of the Land Revenue Act. 2. It is submitted at the bar that without taking any action on the Suit of the petitioners, same was returned to them by the Collector, DC, Baramulla. 3. This writ petition is filed with the prayer that the respondent Collector, DC, Baramulla, be directed to exercise his statutory powers, which he has failed to do by returning the Suit to the petitioners. 4. Objections about maintainability of the Suit as also competence and jurisdiction of the respondent Collector, DC, Baramulla, to entertain and hear the same, can be raised before the said Authority by the private respondents. Even the respondent Collector, DC, Baramulla, without any objection being raised by the private respondents, can himself also look into the Suit and after affording opportunity of hearing to the learned counsel for the petitioners, return a finding about maintainability of the Suit or about his competence and jurisdiction to try and hear the same. The said respondent should not have returned the Suit without recording any order thereon. He (Collector, DC, Baramulla), is a Statutory Authority and has to perform his duties in accordance with the Statute. 5. For the above stated reasons, this writ petition along with connected IAs is disposed of and respondent No. 1-Collector, Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, is directed to take a view in the matter in the light of observations made in this order and pass orders in accordance with law. Respondent No. 1, if satisfied, can entertain the Suit and proceed with it in accordance with law or may either return or dismiss the same in case he comes to the conclusion that the Suit is either not maintainable or he has no competence/jurisdiction to try it. 6. Disposed of along with CMPs.