2025:JHHC:15098 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W. P. (C) No. 1249 of 2025 ----- Arun Kumar, S/o Prasidha Mahto, R/o Village-Sanda, P.O.-Amba, P.S.- Kutumba, Dist.-Aurangabad, Bihar … …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Medininagar, Palamau, P.O. & P.S.- Daltonganj, Dist.-Palamau, Jharkhand 3. L.R.D.C., Chhattarpur, P.O. & P.S.-Chhattarpur, Dist.-Palamau, Jharkhand 4. Circle Officer, Hariharganj, P.O. & P.S.-Hariharganj, Dist.-Palamau, Jharkhand … …. Respondents ----- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Shekhar Pd. Sinha, Advocate Mr. Satyam Kumar, Advocate For the State : Ms. Nirupma, AC to Sr. SC-II ----- Oral Order 05 / Dated : 11.06.2025 1. The instant writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for direction upon the Circle Officer, Hariharganj for measurement of land duly mutated in the petitioner’s name in Mutation Revision Case No. 01 of 2022-23. 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that an application for measurement of the said land was made by the petitioner before the Circle Officer, Hariharganj on 27.11.2024, but till date the said representation has not been disposed of. 3. It is a pathetic state of affair that the extra ordinary jurisdiction of this Court has to be invoked for a direction to do something in the nature of public duty which ought to have been done in the ordinary course of nature. Here the Petitioner seeks a direction to the Circle Officer for measurement of the petitioner’s land for which an application had been filed on 27.11.2024. 4. Under the circumstance, the Petitioner is directed to submit a fresh application before the Circle Officer, Hariharganj for the said measurement which will be disposed of by the Circle Officer, Hariharganj within four weeks from the date of receipts of the said application, by deputing a Govt 2025:JHHC:15098 2 amin as per the relevant provision. In the event of any default in compliance with the order for measurement within the stipulated time, the Circle Officer Hariharganj will be liable to pay a cost of Rs. 20,000/- to the petitioner, which will be recoverable as a money decree from a competent civil court. The cost is being imposed so that the litigant is not to run from pillar to post for execution of a statutory duty. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the Circle Officer Hariharganj forthwith. With the aforesaid direction, Writ Petition stands disposed. Pending I.A., if any, stands disposed of. (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) AKT/Satendra