IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.6493 of 2024 ----- Chhotanagpur Diocesan Trust Association, Bishop’s Lodge, Old H.B. Road, Ranchi, through its Secretary, Anil Kumar Dahanga. .......... Petitioner. -Versus- 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Secretary, Land and Revenue Department, Government of Jharkhand, Project Building, Dhurwa, Ranchi. 3. Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi. 4. Additional Collector, Ranchi. 5. Circle Officer, Namkum, Ranchi. .......... Respondents. ----- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. J. J. Sanga, Advocate For the State : Mr. Faisal Allam, AC to SC (Mines)-III ----- Order No.03 Date: 19.02.2025 1. The present writ petition has been filed for issuance of direction upon the respondent No.5 to accept the rent and to issue the rent receipt to the petitioner with respect to the land appertaining to Khewat No. 06, Khata No. 60, Plot Nos.1073/A, 1074/A & 1074/B, Village-Kalyanpur, Sulanki, P.S-Hatia (now Jagarnathpur), Thana No. 246, District-Ranchi, measuring total area of one acre. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the said land was purchased by the petitioner by virtue of registered sale-deed dated 26th February, 1966 from Ritu Prasad, Nilmani Sahu, Lala Sahu and Ram Lakhan Sahu. Subsequently, it was mutated by the respondent No.5 in the name of the petitioner vide Mutation Case No.44 R 27/1974-75 dated 6th January, 1975. Thereafter, the petitioner kept on paying the rent and the rent receipts were also issued in its favour. 3. It is further submitted that for last few years whenever the representative of the petitioner tried to pay the rent for the said land through online mode, it was noticed that the said facility was not available with respect to the same despite the fact that the entire revenue records of the said land were available online. The petitioner has represented the respondent No.5 in this regard, however, the same has not been responded, which has compelled it to prefer the present writ petition. 4. Mr. Faisal Allam, learned A.C to S.C. (Mines)-III appearing on behalf of the respondents, submits that if the petitioner prefers a fresh representation on the present issue before the respondent No.5, an appropriate decision will be taken in accordance with law within a time frame. 5. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the nature of the prayer made in the present writ petition, without entering into the merit of the case, the petitioner is given liberty to prefer a fresh representation on the present issue before the respondent No.5. On receipt of the said representation, the respondent No.5, after verifying the relevant records and on providing an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, if so needed, shall take an appropriate informed decision in accordance with law within four weeks from the date of filing of the said representation. 6. The present writ petition is accordingly disposed of with the aforesaid liberty and direction. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) Sanjay/ -2- W.P.(C) No.6493 of 2024