2025:JHHC:23702-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(PIL) No. 3787 of 2024 Dilip Kumar Yadav, S/o Gulchand Yadav, R/o Village-Manjhgawan, PO-Kanko, PS-Jainagar, District-Koderma… … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Koderma 3. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Koderma 4. The Land Reforms Deputy Collector, Koderma 5. The Circle Officer, Koderma 6. Chandrika Paswan, S/o Karu Paswan 7. Kanhai Paswan, S/o Chaman Paswan 8. Kailash Paswan, S/o Yugal Paswan 9. Ramchandra Paswan, S/o Doman Paswan All residents of Village-Manjhgawan, PO-Kanko, PS- Jainagar, District-Koderma … … Respondents ----- CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner : Mrs. Rashmi Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent-State : Mr. Sahbaj Akhtar, AC to AAG-III ----- 07/14.08.2025 The instant writ petition has been filed for issuance of direction upon the concerned respondents to immediately stop some people filling illegally the pond situated at Khata No. 41, Plot No. 1, Mouza-Maghgawan, PS-Jainagar, Circle-Chandwara, District- Koderma, measuring an area of 4.64 decimals in which part portion is being used as a ‘Gochar’ (grazing field) for more than 100 years and the same is also being used as public place. 2. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondent no. 4 – the Land Reforms Deputy Collector, Koderma in which it has been categorically stated that the land in question is ‘Gair Mazarua Khas’ of the State Government and the portion of the said land has been settled to the landless and downtrodden persons belonging to Scheduled Castes of the locality. It has further been averred that at present there is no pond existing and it was in the 2025:JHHC:23702-DB 2 year 2002-03 when the land in question was settled among the persons of the Scheduled Castes. It has also been averred that even though some miscreants forcibly planted the religious flag into the ground and attempted to incite riot as well as they even broken the cemented board of the State Government, but thereafter nothing untoward has happened. Lastly and more importantly, it has been stated that though the villagers Ram Chandra Yadav and others have tried to claim the land in question on the basis of certain forged and fabricated documents, a proceeding under Section 4(h) of the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950 has been initiated against them. 3. Since the law has already taken its course, we see no reason to keep this petition alive. The writ petition has achieved its purpose and the same is accordingly disposed of. (Tarlok Singh Chauhan, C.J.) (Rajesh Shankar, J.) N.A.F.R. Manish/Ritesh