1 W.P.(C) No.78 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.78 of 2025 ------ Raghubir Tiwari, Aged about 74 years, son of Late Lakhan Tiwari, Resident of Village Dumbi, PO + PS Pathalgada, District Chatra. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, having office at Project Building, Dhurwa, PO Dhurwa, PS Jagarnathpur, District Ranchi. 2. Deputy Commissioner, Chatra having its office at Chatra, PO & PS Chatra, District Chatra, State Jharkhand. 3. Circle Officer, Pathalgada Block, PO & PS Pathalgada, District Chatra. .... .... …. Respondents ------ CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Zaid Imam, AC to S.C-VII ------ Order No.07 Date: 10-03-2025 1. The present writ petition has been filed for issuance of direction upon the concerned respondents particularly the respondent no.3-Circle Officer, Pathalgada, Chatra to issue Land Possession Certificate (L.P.C.) with respect to the land of petitioner appertaining to Khata No. 72, Plot No. 946, measuring an area of 96 decimals situated at Village Dumbi, P.S. Pathalgada, District Chatra. 2. Mr. Zaid Imam, learned AC to S.C-VII appearing on behalf of the respondents refers to para-16 of the counter- affidavit filed on behalf of the respondent nos.2 & 3, which reads as under: “16. That it is most humbly and respectfully submitted that it is stated and submitted that the agreeing with the recommendation of RSI/CI, the answering respondent legally rejected the Land Possession Certificate of petitioner on 26.09.2024.” 3. As against this, learned counsel for the petitioner submits 2 W.P.(C) No.78 of 2025 that the petitioner’s application for issuance of Land Possession Certificate with respect to the land in question has been rejected by the respondent no.3 in a cryptic manner by putting the note in his application itself. 4. Be that as it may. Since, the petitioner’s application for issuance of Land Possession Certificate with respect to the land in question has already been rejected by the respondent no.3, the aforesaid prayer made in the writ petition has become infructuous. 5. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. The petitioner is however at liberty to take appropriate recourse(s) as available under law against the order dated 26.09.2024 passed by the respondent no.3. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) RKM/