2026:JHHC:17351 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.4210 of 2020 ------ Kailash Kumar Chaudhary, son of Banarsi Lal Chaudhary, resident of Vandana Sweets, Ranchi Patna Road, Opposite IDBI Bank, P.O. Jhumri Telaiya, P.S. Telaiya, District Koderma. … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. 3. The District Sub-Registrar, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. 4. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. 5. The Circle Officer, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. … … Respondents WITH W.P.(C) No.4259 of 2020 ------ Kailash Kumar Chaudhary, son of Banarsi Lal Chaudhary, resident of Vandana Sweets, Ranchi Patna Road, Opposite IDBI Bank, P.O. Jhumri Telaiya, P.S. Telaiya, District Koderma. … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. 3. The District Sub-Registrar, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. 4. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. 5. The Circle Officer, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. … … Respondents WITH W.P.(C) No.4265 of 2020 ------ 1. Kailash Kumar Chaudhary, son of Banarsi Lal Chaudhary, resident of Vandana Sweets, Ranchi Patna Road, Opposite IDBI Bank, P.O. Jhumri Telaiya, P.S. Telaiya, District Koderma. 2. Kishan Lal Chaudhary, son of Late Mohan Lal Chaudhary, resident of Vandana Sweets, Ranchi Patna Road, Opposite IDBI Bank, P.O. Jhumri Telaiya, P.S. Telaiya, District Koderma. … … Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. 3. The District Sub-Registrar, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. 4. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. 5. The Circle Officer, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. … … Respondents 2026:JHHC:17351 2 WITH W.P.(C) No.4295 of 2020 ------ Santosh Chaudhary, W/o Kailash Kumar Chaudhary, resident of Vandana Sweets, Ranchi Patna Road, Opposite IDBI Bank, P.O. Jhumri Telaiya, P.S. Telaiya, District Koderma. … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. 3. The District Sub-Registrar, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. 4. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. 5. The Circle Officer, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. … … Respondents WITH W.P.(C) No.389 of 2021 ------ Shankar Lal Chaudhary, son of Late Bhagwan Das Chaudhary, R/o 109, Station Road, P.O. Jhumri Telaiya, P.S. Telaiya, District Koderma. … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. 3. The District Sub-Registrar, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. 4. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. 5. The Circle Officer, Koderma, P.O., P.S. & District Koderma. … … Respondents WITH W.P.(C) No.6280 of 2022 ------ Md. Zakiullah, S/o Gulab Jilani, R/o Village near Talab, Muslim Mohalla, Barki Pona, P.O. & P.S. Barki Pona, District Ramgarh. … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Ramgarh, P.O. & P.S. Ramgarh Cantt., District Ramgarh. 3. The Sub Registrar, Sub Registry Office, Ramgarh, having office at Ramgarh, P.O. & P.S. Ramgarh Cantt., District Ramgarh. 4. The Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Dhanbad, P.O. & P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad. 5. The Circle Officer, Mandu Circle, P.O. Mandu, P.S. Mandu, District Ramgarh, Jharkhand. … … Respondents 2026:JHHC:17351 3 ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Kushal Kumar, Advocate Mr. Akash Ajit Kumar, Advocate Mr. Kshitij Priyanshu, Advocate Mr. Lukesh Kumar, Advocate Mr. Faiyaj Alam, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Rahul Saboo, GP-II Mr. Kunal Chandra Suman, AC to GP-II Mr. Rishabh Kaushal, AC to GP-II Mr. Achyut Keshav, AAG-V Mr. Baibhav Gahlaut, AC to AAG-V Mr. Vineet Prakash, AC to SC-IV Ms. Aditee Dongrawat, AC to GP-V Ms. Suman Marandi, AC to SC-IV Mr. Arun Kr. Dubey, AC to GP-III Mr. Aditya Raman, AC to GA-III ------ 16/ 11.06.2026 Heard learned counsel representing the petitioners and learned counsel representing the respondents. 2. In these writ petitions [W.P.(C) Nos.4210 of 2020, 4259 of 2020, 4265 of 2020, 4295 of 2020 and 389 of 2021], the petitioners pray for issuance of an appropriate writ(s), order(s) or direction(s) in the nature of certiorari to quash the order as contained in Memo No.2620 dated 29.09.2011, whereby and where under, through a blanket order the registration / transfer of land situated at various mouza of Koderma District has been stopped contrary to the provisions of Sections 71 and 74 of the Registration Act, 1908. The petitioner in W.P.(S) No.4210 of 2020 has also challenged Memo No.1438 dated 15.09.2022. The petitioners further pray for a mandamus upon the respondents to register / transfer the raiyati land of the petitioner appertaining to their respective land. 2026:JHHC:17351 4 2.1. In the writ petition being W.P.(C) No.6280 of 2022, the petitioner prays for issuance of appropriate writ(s)/ order(s)/ direction(s) particularly a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the list (Annexure-7) so prepared by the respondent no.5 in his hand writing in respect to the land of the District without any due procedure of law, which declared the land in question as “Gair Majarua” and on the basis of the said list, the registration of sale deed for part of the land in question is refused by the Sub-Registrar. The petitioner further prays for mandamus upon the Sub-Registrar, not to refuse registration without any sufficient cause and pass an order in terms of Section 71 of the Registration Act and accordingly register the sale deed so presented by the petitioner before him. Further, the petitioner prays for mandamus upon the respondents to take decision in terms of the provisions contained in Section 71 of the Registration Act, if the respondents are refusing registration of sale deed so presented before him. 3. Since all these writ petitions are arising out of the same impugned order as contained in Memo No.2620 dated 29.09.2011 and its consequential orders and the issue being the same, these writ petitions are hereby decided by a common order. 4. It is the case of the petitioners that the petitioners and their ancestors are continuously filing return of the land and in consequence thereof, their name was entered in Register-II (Panji- II). Rent receipts were issued by the Revenue Authorities in favour of the petitioners and their ancestors and the petitioners were continuously paying the rent of the land in question. The petitioners 2026:JHHC:17351 5 acquired right, title and interest upon the land in question. In the year 2011, the Deputy Commissioner, Koderma, came with the aforesaid impugned order, directing the District Sub-Registrar, Koderma to stop the registration / transfer of the land in the District of Koderma, falling under various Mouza and Thana. 5. It is the grievance of the petitioners that the impugned memo is contrary to the provisions of Sections 71 & 74 of the Registration Act, 1908. It is the grievance of the petitioners that in spite of the impugned Memo No.2620 dated 29.09.2011, having been declared invalid by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.(C) No.4089 of 2013 (Tarkeshwar Prasad Vs. State of Jharkhand & Ors.) (decided on 11.08.2014), the respondent is sitting tight over the matter and is not registering / transferring the land of the petitioner. 6. The aforesaid order of the Writ Court was challenged by the respondent – State vide L.P.A. No.467 of 2014 (the State of Jharkhand & Ors. Vs. Tarkeshwar Prasad), which also stood dismissed vide order dated 02.02.2015, and the order of the Writ Court was affirmed. 7. In view of the aforesaid facts of the case, and the fact that the order impugned in these writ petitions i.e. Memo No.2620 dated 29.09.2011 has already been set at rest by a Coordinate Bench of this Court and the same was affirmed by the Division Bench of this Court, no further order needs to be passed in these writ petitions, thus all other consequential orders arising out of the aforesaid impugned order are hereby set aside. If any person wants to establish their title over the said property, it will be open to them to 2026:JHHC:17351 6 file an appropriate title suit. 8. So far as the relief as prayed in the writ petition being W.P.(C) No.6280 of 2022 is concerned, if the document which has been placed before the Sub-Registrar is not complete, the petitioner will file a complete set of documents for registration. 9. If in the opinion of the Sub-Registrar, the sale deed is incomplete, he will inform the respective petitioner to file a complete sale deed for registration. 10. With the aforesaid observation and direction, these writ petitions stand allowed. 11. Pending interlocutory application, if any, stands disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 11th June, 2026 Prashant. Cp-2 Uploaded on 23.06.2026