2026:JHHC:26825 Page | 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 6954 of 2026 ------ 1. Smt. Mandira Mitra nee Dutta, W/o Sri Sourendranath Mitra, D/o Late Shishir Kumar Dutta, Residing at 855, Sarat Chatterjee Road, PO-Santragachhi, P.S-Shibpur, Dist- Howrah. 2. Smt. Suchira Basu nee Dutta, W/o Sri Biman Behari Basu, D/o Late Shishir Kumar Dutta, residing at 101/A/23, Brindaban Mullick Lane, PO-Howrah, P.S-Bantra, Dist- Howrah. 3. Smt. Ranjana Ghosh nee Dutta, W/o Sri Dipak Kumar Ghosh, daughter of Late Shishir Kumar Dutta, residing at PO & Village-Duillya, Andul Mouri, PS-Sankrail, Dist-Howrah. 4. Smt. Chandana Basu nee Dutta, W/o Sri Ujjwal Kumar Basu, daughter of Late Shishir Kumar Dutta, residing at 757, Sarat Chatterjee Road, PO-Santragachhi, PS-Shibpur, Dist-Howrah. All of them through general power of attorney holder (1) Suresh Kumar Mahto, S/o Prayag Mahto, R/o Baradih, Baru, PO-Baridih, PS-Jaridih, Dist-Bokaro, Jharkhand & (2) Baidyanath Mahto, S/o Late Gajo Mahto, R/o Vill-Baridih, P.S.-Jaridih, Bandhdih, PO- Baridih, PS-Baridih, Dist-Bokaro, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner(s) Versus 1. State of Jharkhand. 2. The Secretary, Department of Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms, Govt. of Jharkhand, Ranchi. 3. Deputy Commissioner, Bokaro, PO, PS & Dist-Bokaro. 4. Circle Officer, Jaridih, Bokaro, PO, PS & Dist-Bokaro. … … Respondent(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Alok Kr. Verma, Adv. Mr. Gaurav Abhishek, Adv. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Nawal Kishor Pandey, AC to SC (L&C)-I ------ 03/ 07th September, 2026 1. Heard the parties. 2. It is the grievance of the petitioners that after the death of the father of this petitioner, the petitioners had applied for a mutation but the application is still pending before the Circle Officer, Jaridih, Bokaro. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that suffice it would be if a direction is given to dispose of the application at 2026:JHHC:26825 Page | 2 the earliest. 4. Considering the said submission, learned counsel for the respondents submits that if the application is still pending and no order has been passed, the Circle Officer, will pass an appropriate order in this case. 5. Considering the said submission, I direct the petitioner to approach the Circle Officer, Jaridih, Bokaro within four weeks. The Circle Officer, on receipt of the said representation, will consider the case of the petitioner and pass order within eight weeks. If it is found that the claim of the petitioner is correct and the discrepancy can be cured, an appropriate measure should be taken and the order be communicated to the petitioner. 6. With the aforesaid observation, this writ petition is disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 07th September, 2026 S.K.D/CP-2 Uploaded on 08/09/2026