2026:JHHC:5350 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI (Civil Writ Jurisdiction) W.P. (C) No.1193 of 2026 ---- RANAJOY CHANDRA, aged about 42 years, Son of Late Pradip Chandra, Resident of Munsefdanga, N.L Ghosh Street, Ward no.-3, P.O Purulia, P.S- Purulia Sadar, District- Purulia, West Bengal. …. …. Petitioner(s) Versus 1. The State of Jahrkhand. 2. The Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, Project Building Dhurwa, P.O & P.S -Dhurwa & District- Ranchi. 3. The Secretary, Revenue and Land Reform Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi, having its office at Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O & P.S- Dhurwa, District - Ranchi. 4. The Deputy Commissioner, Bokaro, P.O, P.S & District-Bokaro. 5. The Circle Officer, Chandankiary, P.O.+P.S.- Chandankiary, District – Bokaro. …. …. Respondent(s) ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sunil Singh, Adv. For the Respondent(s) : Mrs. Sunita Kumari, A.C. to Sr. S.C.-II ---- 02/Dated: 24th February, 2026 1. The present writ petition has been filed for following reliefs:- “For issuance an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding upon the Respondents to remove the land in question from the prohibited list of National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS).” 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 with analogous cases. 3. In view of the order dated 01.05.2025 passed by the Division Bench of this Court, respondents are directed to remove the land of the petitioner from the list of prohibited land. 4. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands allowed and disposed of. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Dated: 24th February, 2026 Amar/- Uploaded on 25.02.2026