1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (C) No. 2920 of 2023 --------- Manoj Kumar Ojha son of Jitendra Ojha aged 40 years resident of Village Doghra, P.O. Bihinya Chaurasta, P.S. Bihinya Chaurasta, District-Ara, Bihar. ....Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Jharkhand, Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. –Dhurwa, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand. 3. Deputy Commissioner, Collectorate Building, P.O.-GPO & P.S.- Kotwali, District-Ranchi. 4. Circle Officer, Namkum Anchal, P.O. Namkum, P.S. Namkum, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand. ....Respondents --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN --------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Shashank Shekhar, Advocate For the Resp.-State : Mr. Rishabh Kaushal, A.C. to GP-II --------- 03/Dated:-30.01.2025 1. The instant writ application has been preferred by the petitioner praying for a direction upon the respondent No.4 to accept outstanding rent due since 1986 onwards till date from petitioner followed with issuance of Rent Receipt. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is the descendent of Khatiyani Raiyat and Jamabandi was already created in their name but due to some reason or the other, no rent could be paid to the government and as a result, now, the respondents are taking a stand in their affidavit that perhaps the land has been sold to a third party. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that the Register-II is showing zero ‘00’; as such, they might have sold the land to somebody and that is the reason rent receipt could not be issued to them. 2 4. Having regard to the aforesaid fact and circumstances, the instant writ application is hereby disposed by directing the respondent No.4 to look into the matter and verify as to whether any piece of land in question has been sold or not by the petitioner or his predecessor and if there is no evidence on record to show that land in question has been sold to any third party, he will pass an order in accordance with law and issue the rent receipt within a period of 16 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The petitioner would be at liberty to serve the copy of this writ application for assistance. 5. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the instant writ application stands disposed of. (Deepak Roshan, J.) vikas/-