2026:JHHC:30105 1 | P a g e IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (C) No. 7819 of 2026 ----- Shyam Pati Devi, W/o Radhe Krishna Prasad, D/o Somra Lohar @ Chamra Lohar, R/o Village-Salgi Chhapar Toli, P.O.-Salgi, P.S.-Kuru, District-Lohardaga, presently residing at C/Block, NALM Nagar Durgapur, P.O.- Benachity, P.S. & District-Barddaman (West Bengal) .......... Petitioner -Versus- 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Lohardaga 3. The Land Reforms Deputy Collector, Lohardaga 4. The Additional Collector, Lohardaga 5. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Lohardaga 6. The Circle Officer, Kuru, Lohardaga .......... Respondents ----- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner : Ms. Kismanti Minj, Advocate For Respondents : None ----- Order No.02 Date: 08.10.2026 1. The present writ petition has been filed for issuance of direction upon the respondent authorities to mutate the name of the petitioner and to enter the same in Register- II with respect to the land appertaining to R.S. Khata No. 116, R.S. Plot No. 2151, Mouza-Salgi, Tola Nawadih Toli, measuring an area of 37 decimals as she has purchased the said land by way of registered sale deed No. 584 dated 20.04.1979 (page Nos. 322 to 324) from her father- Somra Lohra @ Chamra Lohar. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though there is some delay on the part of the petitioner to apply for getting the said land mutated in her name, however, even after she made an application before the respondent No. 6 seeking mutation of the said land, the same was not 2026:JHHC:30105 2 | P a g e responded, which compelled the petitioner to prefer the present writ petition. 3. No one appears on behalf of the State. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of the prayer made in the writ petition, without entering into the merit of the case, the petitioner is given liberty to prefer a fresh application seeking mutation of the aforesaid land before the respondent No. 6. On receipt of the said application, the respondent no. 6, after providing an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and other concerned persons (if any) as well as on examining the relevant records, shall take an appropriate informed decision within eight weeks from the date of filing of the said application. 5. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with aforesaid liberty and direction. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) 08.10.2026 Vikas/ Uploaded on 09.10.2026