2026:JHHC:24672 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI WP(C) No.4242 of 2023 ----- 1. Ajay Kumar Aged about 46 years, Son of late Ram Sevak Tiwari. 2. Dharnidhar Tiwari, Aged about 64 years, Son of Late Andu Tiwari. 3. Rajkumar Tiwari, Aged about 73 years, Son of Late Andu Tiwari. All resident of village: Karali, P.O. & P.S.: Keredari, District: Hazaribag. … Petitioner(s). Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through Secretary of Revenue Department. At Project Bhawan P.O. & P.S.: Dhurwa, District: Ranchi. 2. The Secretary, Higher Education to the State of Jharkhand at M.D.I. Building, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S.: Dhurwa, District: Ranchi. 3. The Director Primary Education State of Jharkhand at M.D.I. Building, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S.: Dhurwa, District: Ranchi. 4. The Deputy Commissioner, Hazaribag, P.O. & P.S.: Hazaribag, District: Hazaribag. 5. The District Development Commissioner, Hazaribag P.O. & P.S.: Hazaribag, District: Hazaribag. 6. Additional collector, Hazaribag P.O. & P.S.: Hazaribag, District: Hazaribag. 7. District Education Officer Hazaribag, P.O. & P.S.: Hazaribag, District: Hazaribag. 8. D.C.L.R Hazaribag, P.O. & P.S.: Hazaribag, District: Hazaribag. 9. The Circle Officer, Keredari, P.O. & P.S.: Keredari, District: Hazaribag. 10. Headmaster S.S. High School, Keredari, P.O. & P.S.: Keredari, District: Hazaribag. 11. Headmaster Middle School Kairali, P.O. & P.S.: Keredari, District: Hazaribag. … Respondent(s). CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. U. K. Choubey, Advocate For the State : Mr. A. K. Yadav, Sr. SC-I …...... 05 /17.08.2026: Heard the learned counsel representing the petitioners and the learned counsel representing the respondents. 2. By filing this writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for the following reliefs: 2026:JHHC:24672 2 “1. For issuance of an appropriate writ (s)/ Rules(s)/ order(s)/direction(s) or a writ in the nature of mandamus directing upon the respondents specially the respondent no. 9, to demarcate the land of the school premises so that the Raiyati land of the petitioners may be bifurcated from the said premises. AND The Petitioners further, pray for direction upon the respondents to pay, proper compensation to the petitioners as the respondents specially respondent no. 10 &11 have knowingly and deliberately prevented the petitioners to cultivate the land properly since last so many years which is alone source of their livelihood. AND The petitioners further pray for a direction upon the respondent no. 2, to take appropriate action against the respondent no. 10 for his deliberate and negligent approach to grab the land of the petitioners being a public servant, which has never been donated to the school administration by the ancestors of petitioners and further the same has been allocated by the Ld. Court of D.C.L.R. Hazaribag, in favour of the petitioners. And / Or For any other relief/reliefs, for which the petitioners are legally entitled, in the facts & circumstances of this case.” 3. It is the grievance of the petitioners that the ancestor of the petitioners had donated the land in favour of S.S. High School, Keredari but the said school is in occupation of more area than what has been donated to them. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that if the petitioners approach the respondent no. 9-the Circle Officer, Keredari, Hazaribag, the grievance of the petitioners can be considered and if necessary, measurement will be done in respect of the area which the school is occupying and if it is found that the school is occupying more area than what actually was donated by the ancestor of the petitioners, an order will be passed. 5. Considering the said submission, I direct the petitioners to approach the Circle Officer, Keredari with all documents including the deeds and documents showing the donation in 2026:JHHC:24672 3 favour of the school by filing a representation. 6. The Circle Officer, Keredari thereafter will demarcate the area of the school as per the records and deeds and thereafter will pass an appropriate order. 7. The entire process should be concluded within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. 8. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition is disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 17.08.2026 Tanuj/CP-2 Uploaded on 19.08.2026