2025:JHHC:21922 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.3499 of 2025 ---- Nandu Prasad, aged about 69 years, S/o Marachhu Ram, R/o Village-Mariyam Toli, Dipugarh Gali No.12, P.O + P.S-Hazaribag, District-Hazaribag (Jharkhand) …. …. Petitioner -Versus- 1. The State of Jharkhand through its Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Jharkhand, at Project Building Dhurwa, P.O & P.S-Dhurwa, District-Ranchi 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Hazaribag, P.O, P.S. & District-Hazaribagh 3. The Sub Divisional Officer, Sadar Hazaribag, P.O, P.S. & District- Hazaribagh 4. The Circle Officer, Sadar at P.O, P.S. & District-Hazaribagh …. …. Respondents ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Devesh Krishna, SC Mines-III ---- 02/Dated: 05th August, 2025 1. The present writ petition has been filed for following reliefs:- “(a) For issuance of an appropriate direction/directions for measurement of land under Khata No.59, Khesra No.2616, Area-0.25 Acre, Halka No.03, Thana Sadar, situated at Mauja Sindur, Circle Office- Sadar within the district of Hazaribag (Jharkhand) which is Raiyati land of the petitioner, acquired in the year 1996 from the Government of Bihar now Jharkhand. (b) For issuance of an appropriate direction upon the tespondents not to harass the petitioner and his family members of the petitioner and his family members for his Raiyati land under Khata No.59, Khesra No.2616, Area-0.25 Acre, Halka No.03, Thana Sadar, situated at Mauja Sindur, Circle Office-Sadar within the district of Hazaribag (Jharkhand). 2. The petitioner has claimed that he has applied for measurement of the raiyati land and prescribed fee has also been deposited, but the service has not provided to him. 2025:JHHC:21922 2 W.P.C No.3499 of 2025 3. It is settled principle of law that the Circle Officer is only a service provider, not an adjudicator. He is not supposed to adjudicate the dispute between the parties. If there is no dispute over the said piece of land then he is duty bound to provide the service, if prescribed fee has been paid. 4. With the above observation, the present writ petition is hereby, disposed of directing the Circle Officer, Sadar, Hazaribag to provide the service to the petitioner, if there is no dispute. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Raja/- Uploaded