2025:JHHC:10830 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 752 of 2025 1. Satish Kumar Mahto 2. Mahgu Mahto 3. Nakul Mahto 4. Naresh Matho 5. Mosmat Bobi Devi 6. Kuldeep Mahto 7. Jaikishore Mahto 8. Babulal Mahto 9. Maniram Mahto 10. Sushila Devi 11. Basant Narayan Mahto 12. Most. Dhunia Devi 13. Lutan Mahto 14. Umesh Matho 15. Most. Fako Devi 16. Kajru Mahto 17. Nita Kumari 18. Mosmat Sukri Devi 19. Bhuneshwar Mahto 20. Lalu Mahto 21. Sakhicharan Mahto 22. Digambar Mahto 23. Kandu Mahto 24. Fulchand Mahto 25. Most. Sonia Devi 26. Jagarnath Mahto 27. Lakeshwar Mahto 28. Gayaram Mahto 29. Dinesh Munda @ Pahan 30. Sewadhar Mahto 31. Kamli Devi 32. Subedar Mahto 33. Nunwa Mahto 34. Birbal Mahto 35. Rajnandan Mahto 36. Rekha Devi 37. Badhan Mahto 38. Anju Devi 39. Dhananjay Mahto 40. Lakhindra Mahto 41. Bundiya Devi 42. Ranjeet Mahto 43. Shila Devi 44. Priyanka Kumari 45. Sulekha Kumari 46. Chitralekha Kumari 47. Sarubala Devi 48. Newalal Mahto 49. Punit Lal Mahto 2025:JHHC:10830 2 50. Surendra Mahto 51. Hiralal Mahto 52. Jhalku Mahto 53. Ghuma Mahto 54. Gopal Mahto 55. Devdatt Mahto 56. Ranjit Kumar Mahto 57. Bandhani Devi 58. Ajay Mahto 59. Yamuna Devi 60. Sakuntala Devi 61. Shivcharan Mahto 62. Anil Kumar @ Anil Mahto 63. Majesh Mahto 64. Satrudhan Mahto 65. Ishwar Mahto 66. Shivjal Mahto 67. Mangar Mahto 68. Damru Mahto 69. Ajay Mahto @ Ajay Kumar Sinha 70. Madhu Munda 71. Dayal Mahto 72. Nagin Mahto 73. Gulijar Mahto 74. Sikandar Kumar Mahto 75. Lakhiram Mahto 76. Lalita Devi 77. Dolli Kumari 78. Sonu Kumar 79. Dinesh Kumar Mahto 80. Niraj Kumar Mahto 81. Nilam Kumari 82. Bhagatu Mahto 83. Prakash Karmali 84. Khadu Mahto 85. Bagru Mahto 86. Banu Mahto 87. Bhuneshwar Mahto 88. Sohrai Mahto 89. Mankunwar Mahto 90. Duti Mahto 91. Somar Mahto 92. Baiju Mahto 93. Bhushan Mahto 94. Jhalo Devi 95. Kaila Mahto 96. Sarita Devi 97. Ranjita Devi 98. Munita Devi 99. Andu Mahto 100. Upendra Mahto 2025:JHHC:10830 3 101. Maino Devi 102. Sugan Kumari ….. Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand, through its Principal Secretary, Ranchi 2. The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi 3. The Deputy Commissioner, Ramgarh 4. The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Government of Jharkhand, Hazaribagh 5. The Executive Engineer, Water Resources Division, Government of Jharkhand, Hazaribagh 6. The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Tenughat Project, Hazaribagh 7. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Ramgarh ….. Respondents ----- CORAM HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioners: Mr. Awadhesh Pandey For the Respondents: Mr. Mohan Kr. Dubey, A.C to A.G ----- 04/08.04.2025 The present writ petition has been filed for issuance of direction upon the concerned respondents to pay compensation to the petitioners for the houses and structures erected over the concerned land, as they are the land losers under Bhairwa Reservoir Project in the district of Ramgarh after acquisition of their land way back in the year 1988-89. The petitioners have also prayed for directing the concerned respondents to extend them the rehabilitation benefit being the land losers under the said project. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that a similar writ petition being W.P.(C) No. 4359/2021 (Mantu Kumar Mahto & Ors. Vs. The State of Jharkhand & Ors.) was filed before this Court, which was disposed of vide order dated 06.06.2022 in the following terms: ‘’Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioners to file individual claim/objection along with relevant documents with respect to payment of compensation for their houses which existed over the land acquired for Bhairwa Reservoir Project in the district of Ramgarh before the respondent no.5. On receipt of the said objection, the respondent no.5 shall take an appropriate decision with respect to individual 2025:JHHC:10830 4 claim/objection of the petitioners on the basis of material available on record and prepare a fresh valuation chart for payment of compensation with respect to the houses which existed over the acquired land. The respondent no.5 shall thereafter send the said valuation report to the respondent no.6, who shall determine the compensation to be paid to the petitioners, if they are found entitled and make effective payment to them. The said exercise is to be completed by the concerned respondents within three months from the date of filing of the individual claim/objection by the petitioners.’’ 3. Mr. Mohan Kr. Dubey, learned A.C to A.G appearing on behalf of the respondents, accepts that the aforesaid writ petition was filed making similar prayer as that of the present writ petition. 4. Considering the aforesaid submission of learned counsel for the parties, the present writ petition is also disposed of in terms with the aforesaid order. In addition to the aforesaid direction, it is also observed that the petitioners may also claim for rehabilitation benefit, which shall be appropriately dealt with by the respondent No.6 within the aforesaid period. Satish/- (RAJESH SHANKAR, J)