2026:JHHC:20335 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (C) No. 4855 of 2026 ------- Santoshi Roy @ Santoshi Rai, aged about 42 Years, Wife of Lakhan Roy, daughter of Late Kanhai Roy, Resident of Village Radhanagar, PO. & PS- Pakuriya, District- Pakur. .... Petitioner(s). Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Deputy Commissioner Pakur, PO & PS. Pakur, District-Pakur. 3. The Block Development Officer Pakur, PO & PS - Pakur. District -Pakur. 4. District Fisheries Officer, Pakuria, P.O. & P.S. Pakuria, District Pakur. 5. The Area Fisheries Officer Pakuriya, P.O. & P.S. Pakuria, District Pakur. … Respondents. ------- CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Jai Prakash Pandey, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Nawal Kishore Pandey, AC to SC (L&C)-I ------ 02/ 09.07.2026: By filing this writ application, the petitioner prays for a direction upon the respondents to settle the tank (Pokhara) of Mauza Radhanagar, Dag No.638 Pakur in the name of the petitioner for fisheries on the ground that the land of the petitioner of jamabandi No.-8 Dag No.639, Area-5 decimal 18 Dhur is a part of the tank and also on the ground that earlier the same was settled in favour of the petitioner. 2. It is the grievance of the petitioner that the tank was earlier settled in favour of the petitioner which now is not being settled. It is her case that some portion of the land falls within the tank belongs to the petitioner, thus she is entitled for settlement. 3. Admittedly, the tank in question is on the Government land and it belongs to the Government. The petitioner has got no exclusive right of settlement of the said tank for fisheries, thus, I find no merit in this writ petition. If the petitioner wants settlement, she should approach the appropriate authority, who will take decision as per law. 4. With the aforesaid observations, this writ petition is dismissed. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 9th July, 2026 Madhav/- Uploaded on:13/07/2026