(2025:JHHC:21842) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.4101 of 2025 .... Shhakti Aggarwal, aged about 47 years, son of Late Bajrang Prasad Agarwal, resident of 603, Neelam Apartment, Mount Marry Road, Bandra (W) P.O. Mount Marry Road, P.S. Bandra West, District Mumbai (Maharastra) .… Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through the Secretary, Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms Department, having office at Project Building, P.O. Dhurwa, P.S. Jagarnathpur, District-Ranchi 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad 3. The Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad 4. The Circle Officer, Egyarkund Circle, P.O. & P.S. Chirkunda, District Dhanbad, Dhanbad 5. The Settlement Officer, Dhanbad, having office at Baramuri, P.O. B- Polytechnic, P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad 6. The Sub-Registrar, Sub-Registry Office, Dhanbad having office at Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad .... Respondents .... CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR For the Petitioners : Mr. Lukesh Kumar, Adv. For the State : AC to AG .... 02/05.08.2025 1. The present writ petition has been filed for following reliefs:- “1. For quashing the list of prohibited land (Annexure 10) issued for prohibition of registration of transfer of land, which is uploaded on the website of the Government of Jharkhand by The Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms Department, State of Jharkhand; 2. For issuance of appropriate writ(s)/order(s)/direction(s) directing the respondents to remove the land in question from the prohibited list of National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS). 3. For issuance of appropriate writ(s)/order(s)/direction(s) particularly in the nature of mandamus commanding upon the respondents not to refuse registration of the land in question in the garb of showing the land in question in prohibited list unilaterally prepared by the respondents. 4. For issuance of appropriate writ(s)/order(s)/direction(s) particularly in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to make online entry of the land in question on the official website of Jharkhand State maintained for the records of land and also for issuance of the online continuous Khatiyan (Adhikar Abhilekh) for the land in question in the name of petitioner. 5. For issuance of appropriate writ(s)/order(s)/direction(s) particularly in the nature of mandamus commanding upon the respondents not to harass (2025:JHHC:21842) 2 W.P.(C) No.4101 of 2025 the petitioner and not let the petitioner run from one office to another without there being any fault on the part of the petitioner. Further direction may be issued for issuance of rent receipt in favour of the petitioner as the petitioner is willing to make payment of rent to the State Government. 6. For issuance of appropriate writ(s)/order(s)/direction(s) especially in the nature of mandamus for directing the respondent no. 4 to dispose of the representation of the petitioner which has been submitted by the petitioner several times before the respondent no. 4 with the prayer to open online continuous Khatiyan (Adhikar Abhilekh), making online entry and issuance of rent receipt in the name of the petitioner. 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 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 view of the order dated 01.05.2025 of the Division Bench of this Court, the impugned list as contained in Annexure-10 of the present writ petition is, hereby, quashed, so far as the petitioner is concerned. 4. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Shahid/ uploaded