2026:JHHC:25263 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.6291 of 2026 ------ 1. Kartik Jha, son of Shyam Narayan Jha, resident of Village Dahua, P.O. & P.S. Deoghar, District Deoghar, Jharkhand. 2. Chandan Jha, son of Vishnu Narayan Jha, resident of Village Dahua, H. No.27, near Durga Temple, P.O. & P.S. Deoghar, District Deoghar, Jharkhand. … … Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand, through the Chief Secretary, Jharkhand, having its office at Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi. 2. The Secretary, Civil Aviation Department, Government of Jharkhand, having its office at State Hanger, Birsa Munda Airport, P.O. Hinoo, P.S. Airport, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. 3. The Deputy Commissioner, Deoghar, P.O. & P.S. Deoghar, District Deoghar, Jharkhand. 4. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Deoghar, P.O. & P.S. Deoghar, District Deoghar, Jharkhand. 5. The Superintendent of Police, Deoghar, P.O. & P.S. Deoghar, District Deoghar, Jharkhand. 6. The Officer In-Charge of Kunda Police Station, P.O. & P.S. Kunda, District Deoghar, Jharkhand. … … Respondents ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Arvind Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Shivam Kumar, AC to AG ------ 02/ 19.08.2026 By filing this writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for the following reliefs:- "(i) For direction upon the respondents to pay appropriate compensation to the petitioners for their lands used by the respondent authorities for the purpose of running helicopter service between Deoghar - Basukinath for providing Ariel view (हवाई दर्शन) of Baba Baidyanath Temple and Baba Basukinath Temple. 2026:JHHC:25263 2 (ii) For direction upon the respondent authorities to pay compensation of the land utilized by Kunda Police Station for dumping/parking of seized vehicles over the lands of the petitioners." 2. Heard learned counsel representing the petitioners and learned counsel representing the respondents. 3. It is the grievance of the petitioners that the respondents are utilizing the land of the petitioners without their consent for the purpose of running Helicopter service, for providing aerial view of the Temple and also for parking of seized vehicles. 4. Learned counsel representing the respondent - State, on instruction submits that the State has stopped the operation of Helicopter service and within two days, they will remove all the fencing and other temporary structures, which had been put over the land of the petitioners. 5. Considering the aforesaid submission, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. 6. If in future, the respondents want to utilize the land of the petitioners, they must take consent of all the parties and for the period during which they will utilize the land, the land owner should be compensated adequately. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 19th August, 2026 Prashant. Cp-2 Uploaded on 24.08.2026