2026:JHHC:16205 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 3764 of 2026 ------ Santosh Kujur, S/o Late Ram Kujur, resident of Village-Bara Ghaghra, Upper Toli, PO & PS-Doranda, Dist-Ranchi. … … Petitioner(s) Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi, Government of Jharkhand, Project Building, PO-GPO, PS-Kotwali, Dist-Ranchi. 3. The District Land Acquisition Officer, Ranchi, Government of Jharkhand, Project Building, PO-GPO, PS-Kotwali, Dist-Ranchi. … … Respondent(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Abhishek Sriwastava, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Aditya Raman, AC to GA-III ------ 02/ 08th June, 2026 1. Heard the parties. 2. In this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- “i. For issuance of appropriate writ(s) / order(s) / direction(s) specifically writ in the nature of ‘Mandamus’ directing the District Land Acquisition Officer, Ranchi (respondent No.3), to pass final order with regards to the case of the petitioner which is pending before him since the last 9 months, in gross violation of Section-60(4) of ‘THE RIGHT TO FAIR COMPENSATION AND TRANSPARENCY IN LAND ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT ACT, 2013’ (hereafter referred to as ‘Land Acquisition Act, 2013’). ii. Further, after passing final order with regards to the case of the petitioner, for a direction upon the District Land Acquisition Officer, Ranchi (Respondent No.3), to prepare Award with regards to the ancestral Raiyati Agricultural Land of the family of the petitioner and deliver a copy of the award to the petitioner as per Section -60(5) of the ‘Land Acquisition Act, 2013’ which has been acquired by the State of Jharkhand and over which black road has already been constructed way back in the year 2014 but not a single penny of monetary compensation has been paid with regards to the same till date.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since an objection is already pending before the District Land Acquisition Officer, Ranchi, the same should be heard and decided at the earliest so that the compensation is disbursed to the land looser. 4. The petitioner claims to be a land looser and he claims 2026:JHHC:16205 2 that his land has been acquired for the purpose of construction of road. He submits that private respondents had objected the payment of compensation to the petitioner and thus, the matter is pending before the District Land Acquisition Officer, Ranchi. He submits that if a direction is given to the District Land Acquisition Officer, Ranchi to disposed of the objection, at the earliest, it will suffice the purpose. 5. Considering the said submission, I direct the District Land Acquisition Officer, Ranchi to disposed of the objection filed by the Sushil Kujur (as submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner) in respect of acquisition of land in relation to L.A. Case No.31/2020- 2021 in respect of Khata No.104, Plot No.1902, area 3.5 decimals & 10.8 decimals of Plot No.1903 at the earliest, after hearing all the parties, preferably within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order, after hearing all the parties. 6. With the aforesaid observations, this writ petition stands disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 08.06.2026 S.K.D/CP-2 Uploaded on 09.06.2026