2026:JHHC:3640 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI (Civil Writ Jurisdiction) W.P. (C) No.446 of 2024 ---- 1. Hemendra Mahato, aged about 34 years, Son of Lakhicharan Mahato, Resident of Village Udaipur, P.O. and P.S. Gamharia, District Saraikella-Kharsawan (Jharkhand). 2. Naba Kumar Singh, aged about 66 years, Son of Late Surendra Singh, Resident of Village-Murkum, P.O. and P.S. Gamharia, District-Saraikella Kharsawan (Jharkhand). 3. Nitay Mahato, aged about 27 years, Son of Fathu Mahato, Resident of Village- Murkum, P.O. and P.S.-Gamharia, District- Saraikella Kharsawan, (Jharkhand). 4. Nandlal Mahato, aged about 45 years, Son of Late Krishna Mahato, Resident of Village Murkum, P.O. and P.S. Gamharia, District Saraikella-Kharsawan (Jharkhand). 5. Bhagirath Mahato, aged about 61 years, Son of Rasraj Mahato, Resident of Village-Murkum, P.O. and P.S.-Gamharia, District Saraikella-Kharsawan (Jharkhand). …. …. Petitioner(s) Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Divisional Commissioner, Kolhan Division at Chaibasa, P.O. and P.S.- Chaibasa, District-West Singhbhum. 3. The Deputy Commissioner, Saraikella-Kharsawan, P.O.+P.S.-Saraikella- Kharsawan, District-Saraikella-Kharsawan. 4. The District Land Acquisition Officer, Saraikella-Kharsawan, P.O. and P.S.- Saraikella-Kharsawan, District-Saraikella-Kharsawan. …. …. Respondent(s) ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Kanti Kr. Ojha, Adv. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Aditya Kumar Anand, A.C. to Sr. S.C.-I ---- 10/Dated: 11th February, 2026 1. The present writ petition has been filed for following reliefs:- “for issuance of an appropriate writ/s, order/s, direction/s quashing the reasoned order dated 28.02.2023 wrongly typed in the order dated 19.07.2023 passed in Cont. Case (Civil) No.09 of 2021 as 23.02.2023, contained in Letter No.02B/भू०अ०िन० (Court Case Sarai-42/2022/52) (Annexure-6 Series) passed by the Principal Secretary to the Government, Department of Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms, Government of Jharkhand in compliance of the order dated 07.02.2023 passed by this Hon'ble Court, whereby and whereunder without taking into consideration the order contained in Memo No. 1164 dated 07.12.1960 and also the Letter No. 14/5-13/2016 dated 2026:JHHC:3640 Page | 2 W.P. (C) No.446 of 2024 12.04.2016 as well as the enquiry report contained in Letter No. 596 dated 30.05.2011 being submitted by the Circle Officer, Gamharia and also the decision taken in the public meeting held on 26.05.2016 contained in Memo No. 125/Go(B) dated 03.06.2016 for allotment of Government/agriculture lands to the families of displaced persons due to acquisition of their valuable lands for construction of Sitarampur Dam situated in Gamharia Block district- Saraikella Kharsawan; And Further to direct the respondents to consider the case of the Petitioners with regard to allotment of government/agriculture lands to the families of the Petitioners who are displaced persons due to acquisition of their valuable lands for construction of Sitarampur Dam in light of the acceptance of the grievances of the Petitioners in the 1st round of litigation being W.P.(C) No. 1321 of 2018, wherein it has also been affirmed vide order dated 17.10.2019 by this Hon'ble Court and the same has been attained finality, since the respondents failed to challenge the same in appeal, rather after filing of contempt petition the grievances of some of the Petitioners of the instant case has been denied by the impugned order in terms of Departmental Resolution No. 6144/R dated 21.12.2017 on the ground of possessing more than 2 acres of land by the Petitioners irrespective of the fact that the respondents are bound to fulfil the commitment and assurance made prior to acquisition of the lands of the Petitioners and at the same time the decision has yet to be worked out until the last man who was to receive the advantage of the decision already taken by the higher authorities on behalf of the State; And Further to declare the impugned order dated 28.02.2023 passed by the Principal Secretary to the Government, Department of Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms, Government of Jharkhand, illegal and not sustainable being passed in violation of the order dated 17.10.2019 passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P.(C) No. 1321 of 2018, which was disposed of on the basis of the acceptance of the grievances of the Petitioners vide para-12 of the Counter Affidavit and the issue has been attained finality; And Further also to direct the respondents to consider the case of the Petitioners with regard to payment of compensation against the acquisition of their lands according to the market value on date;” 2. Learned counsel for petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the present writ petition with a liberty to file fresh one with better particulars. 3. Permission is accorded. 4. Accordingly, the present writ petition is hereby dismissed as withdrawn with aforesaid liberty. 5. Pending I.A., if any, also stands disposed of. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Dated: 11th February, 2026 Amar/- Uploaded on 12.02.2026