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2025 DAILYLAW 7443 (JHR)

ASHOK MAHTO v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPT. OF REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS,

WPC/1486/2025 · 2025-06-18

Gautam Kumar Choudhary

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2025:JHHC:16028 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W. P. (C) No. 1486 of 2025 ----- 1. Ashok Mahto, aged about 70 years S/o- Late Ghura Mehto, R/o- 110, Hawai Nagar, Road No. 13, VTC- Birsa Chowk, PO- Hatia, PS- Jagarnathpur, Dist- Ranchi, Jharkhand 2. Akhouri Binay Kumar, aged 66 years, S/o- A.I.D. Narayan, R/o- Hawai Nagar, Road No. 12, PO- Hatia, PS-Jagarnathpur, Dist- Ranchi, Jharkhand 3. Narayan, aged 89 years, S/o- Ram Avtar, R/O-Railway Market, Hatia, PO- Hatia, PS- Jagarnathpur, Dist-Ranchi, Jharkhand … …. Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through its Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue & Land Reforms, Govt. of Jharkhand, having Office at Project Building Dhurwa, P.O - Dhurwa, P.S. -Jagannathpur & District - Ranchi. 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi, P.O.-GPO, P.S.-Kotwali, & District Ranchi. 3. The Additional Collector, Ranchi, P.O.-GPO, P.S.-Kotwali, & District Ranchi. 4. The Sub Divisional Officer, Ranchi, P.O.-GPO, P.S.-Kotwali, & District Ranchi. 5. The Circle Officer, Argora, P.O. + P.S.- Argora & District-Ranchi … …. Respondents ----- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Shadab Bin Haque, Advocate Ms. Nisha Kumari, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Ashok Kumar Yadav, Sr. SC-I Mr. Anish Kumar Mishra, AC to Sr. SC-I ----- Oral Order 03 / Dated : 18.06.2025 1. The writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for direction upon the respondents to up-date the Online Register-II as well as issuance of Online rent receipts with respect to the land situated at Plot No. 1260, Khata No. 360, Mouza Hundru, Anchal-Argora, District Ranchi in the light of the order dated 26.04.2019 passed in Title Suit No. 342 of 2009. 2. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners purchased the above land from Jai Bhawani Sahkari Grih Nirman Samiti Limited and got the land mutated which was earlier 2025:JHHC:16028 2 cancelled by the competent authority. Subsequent thereto, Original Title Suit No. 342 of 2009, filed by the vendor Society for declaration of title and possession over the land, has been decreed. The said judgment and decree has attained finality. 3. In the light of the said judgment, the petitioners moved the Circle Officer, Argora Anchal vide representation dated 07.04.2021 which is still pending and has not been disposed of till date. 4. Under the circumstance, respondent no. 5-Circle Officer, Argora Anchal is directed to dispose of the pending representation of the petitioners, as per law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Writ petition, accordingly, stands disposed of. Pending I.A., if any, stands disposed of. (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) AKT/Vedanti