2025:JHHC:24919 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.4527 of 2025 Om Prakash Sharma, aged about 55 years, S/o Late Damodar Prasad Sharma, R/o 503, Trikut Apartment, Radium Road, Opposite Kumar Market, P.O. Ranchi GPO, P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. …… Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through Secretary, Department of Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms, Govt. of Jharkhand, having its office at Project Bhawan, P.O. Dhurwa, P.S. Jagannathpur, District Ranchi. 2. Inspector General of Registration, Govt. of Jharkhand, having its office at Project Bhawan, P.O. Dhurwa, P.S. Jagannathpur, District Ranchi. 3. Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi, having its Office at Collectorate Building, Kutchary, P.O. GPO, P.S Kotwali &, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand. 4. Additional Collector, Ranchi having its Office at Collectorate Building, Kutchary, P.O. GPO, P.S Kotwali &, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand. 5. Circle Officer, Mandar, having its Office at Mandar, P.O & P.S Mandar, District – Ranchi, Jharkhand. 6. District Sub Registrar, Ranchi, having its Office at Kutcheary, P.O. GPO, P.S Kotwali &, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand. …... Respondents --------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR --------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Navin Kumar, Advocate Mr. Suraj Verma, Advocate For the State : Mr. Kumar Pawan, A.C to S.C (Mines)-III --------- 02/Dated: 22 nd August, 2025 1. The present writ petition has been filed for the following relief :- “for issuance of direction upon the competent authority for taking steps for removing the land of the petitioner from the prohibited list of NGDRS.” 2. The action of the State is based upon the notification No.1132 dated 26.08.2015, which is on the basis of Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908. The Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908, has already been declared ultra virus - 1 - W.P.C No.4527 of 2025 2025:JHHC:24919 by the Division Bench of this Court vide order dated 01.05.2025, passed in W.P.(C) No.5088 of 2018 and analogous cases. 3. In that view of the matter, it is, hereby, declared that if the land of the petitioner is in any prohibited list then it stands quashed, so far as the writ petitioner is concerned. 4. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of. 5. Pending interlocutory application, if any, stands disposed of. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Ravi-Chandan/- - 2 - W.P.C No.4527 of 2025