Research › Search › Judgment

High Court of Jharkhand · body

2026 DAILYLAW 19385 (JHR)

SADHAN MAHATHA v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND

WPC/4791/2026 · 2026-07-08

Sri Ananda Sen

Writ Petition (Civil)body2026

Judgment text

Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.

2026:JHHC:20071 Page | 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 4791 of 2026 ------ Sadhan Mahatha, S/o Late Suryakant Mahatha @ Surjakant Mahatha, R/o Sitanala Basti, Mahal, PO & PS-Chandankiyari, Dist-Bokaro, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner(s) Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, Project Building, PO & PS-Dhurwa, Dist-Ranchi, Jharkhand. 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue & Land Reforms, Government of Jharkhand, Project Building, PO & PS-Dhurwa, Dist-Ranchi, Jharkhand. 3. The Deputy Commissioner, Bokaro, District Collectorate, Camp II, PO & PS-Bokaro Steel City, Dist-Bokaro, Jharkhand. 4. The Circle Officer, Chandankiyari, office of the Circle Officer, Chandankiyari, PO & PS-Chandankiyari, Dist-Bokaro, Jharkhand. … … Respondent(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Baibhaw Gahlaut, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Shaantanu Gupta, JC to AAG-III Mr. Sahbaj Aktar, AC to AAG-III ------ 02/ 08th July, 2026 1. Heard the parties. 2. It is the grievance of the petitioner that though in the Physical Register, the name of the petitioner’s father and sister appears as the landowners but in the Online Register, the entry has not been made. He submits that suffice it would be if a direction is given to the respondent No.4, the Circle Officer, Chandankiyari, to consider the case of the petitioner and to pass an appropriate order. 3. Considering the submission of the petitioner, I direct the petitioner to approach the Circle Officer, Chandankiyari, who will consider the case of the petitioner and will pass necessary order, after taking into consideration the order passed by this Court in W.P.(C) No. 3953 of 2026 (Ram Prakash Bhagat @ Ram Prakash Oraon Vs. State of Jharkhand & Ors.). 4. The entire process should be completed within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. With the aforesaid observation, this writ petition stands disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 08th July, 2026 S.K.D/CP-2 Uploaded on 09.07.2026