2026:JHHC:25767 Page | 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 4615 of 2021 ------ Dilip Kumar Munda, S/o Late Kartik Munda, R/o Gagi, PO-kanke, PS- kanke, Dist-Ranchi. … … Petitioner(s) Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Govt. of Jharkhand, office at Project Building, Dhurwa, PO-Dhurwa, PS-Jagarnathpur, Dist-Ranchi. 3. The Secretary, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Jharkhand, office at Project Building, Dhurwa, PO-Dhurwa, PS- Jagarnathpur, Dist-Ranchi. 4. The Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi. 5. The Additional Collector, Ranchi, PO & PS-Ranchi, Dist-Ranchi. 6. The District Land Acquisition Officer, Ranchi, PO & PS-Ranchi, Dist-Ranchi 7. The Circle Officer, Kanke, PO, & PS-Kanke, Ranchi. … … Respondent(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. J.J. Sanga, Advocate Mr. Randhir Kr. Sharma, Adv. Miss. Angel Khelko, Adv. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Ashutosh Anand, AAG-III Mr. Shaantanu Gupta, JC to AAG-III Mr. Sahbaj Aktar, AC to AAG-III Ms. Rishi Bharti, AC to AAG-III ------ 08/ 27th August, 2026 1. Heard the parties. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that the amount of compensation in lieu of acquisition of land, has not been paid to the petitioner. 3. It is his contention that though the stand of the respondents initially was that the amount of compensation has been paid but later on after going through the records, the respondents has changed their stand and had admitted that the amount of compensation has not been paid. He by referring to a Letter dated 04.12.2025 in Letter No.3128(ii) annexed as Annexure-C to the counter-affidavit filed by the District Land Acquisition Officer, Ranchi, sworn on 12.12.2025, submits that the respondents have directed the petitioner to deposit all the necessary 2026:JHHC:25767 Page | 2 documents so that they can pay the compensation. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that he has already deposited all the documents. Thus, direction be given to the respondents to decide the claim and disburse the amount, as early as possible. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State admits the contents of the letter No. 3128(ii) dated 04.12.2025. 5. Considering the said submission, I direct the respondent No.6- the District Land Acquisition Officer, Ranchi to conclude the process and disburse the compensation amount, as per the Award to the land looser i.e., the petitioner. 6. If any further document needs to be furnished, the same will be asked for by the District Land Acquisition Officer from the petitioner but the District Land Acquisition Officer must ensure that the entire payment should be disbursed within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7. With the aforesaid observation, this writ petition is disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 27th August, 2026 S.K.D/CP-2 Uploaded on 28 /08/2026