2026:JHHC:8526 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI WP(C) No.1850 of 2026 ----- Forest Rights Committee, Gram Sabha Rahiya, Through its President Koleshwar Ram S/o Late Bisheshwar Ram, Aged about 39, R/o Village Rahiya, Champanagar Nawadih PO. Tilra P.S. Ichak, District Hazaribagh. … Petitioner(s). Versus 1. State of Jharkhand, Through its Chief Secretary, having its office at Project Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi, Jharkhand 2. Deputy Commissioner, having its office at Collectorate, P.O. Hazaribagh H.O. & P.S. Muffasil, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand 3. Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar having its officer at SDO Office, Hazaribagh Collectorate, P.O. Hazaribagh H.O. & P.S. Muffasil, District Hazaribagh 4. Circle Officer, Ichak, having its office at Circle Office, Ichak, P.O. & P.S. Ichak, District Hazaribagh 5. Divisional Forest Officer, Hazaribagh - West Division, having its office at Van Bhavan, Near New Hazaribagh, P.O. Hazaribagh H.O. & P.S. Muffasil, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand … Respondent(s). CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shailesh Poddar, Advocate For the State : Ms. P. Tiwary, AC to AG …...... 02 /25.03.2026: Heard the learned counsel representing the petitioner and the learned counsel representing the respondents. 2. It is the grievance of the petitioner that his application for community forest rights has yet not been decided and his representation is pending since 2023 before the respondent no. 3- Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar, Hazaribagh. He submits that suffice it would be if a direction is given to the respondent no. 3 to dispose of his application as per the law, at the earliest. 3. Considering the aforesaid submission, I direct the petitioner to file fresh application annexing a copy of this order before the respondent no. 3 within four weeks. 4. On receipt of the same, the respondent no. 3 will dispose of the representation of the petitioner, as per the law preferably 2026:JHHC:8526 2 within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. 5. The reasoned order so passed will be communicated to the petitioner within two weeks thereafter. 6. With the aforesaid direction and observation, this writ petition is disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 25.03.2026 Tanuj/CP-2 Uploaded on 30.03.2026