2026:JHHC:11422 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (C) No. 2632 of 2026 ------- 1. Sagar Mahato aged about 50 years son of Late Ravi Mahato; 2. Mahadev Mahato aged about 39 years son of Late Nakul Mahato; 3. Abhijeet Mahato aged about 37 years son of Late Matul Chandra Mahato; All resident of village Geruwala, P.O. Patamda, P.S. Kamalpur, District-East Singhbhum .... Petitioner(s). Versus 1. State of Jharkhand. 2. Deputy Commissioner, East Singhbhum, P.O. and P.S. Sakchi, Town Jamshedpur, District East Singhbhum. 3. Circle Officer, Patamda, P.O. and P.S. Patamda, District East Singhbhum. 4. Hemkanta Mahato son of Jotindra Nath Mahato, resident of village Geruwala, P.O. Patamda, P.S. Kamalpur, District East Singhbhum. 5. Partho Mandal son of Santosh Mandal; 6. Prakash Mandal son of Santosh Mandal; Respondent No. 5,6 are resident of village Geruwala, P.O. Patamda, P.S. Kamalpur, District-East Singhbhum. … Respondents. ------- CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Moushmi Chatterjee, Advocate For the Respondent : Ms. Rishi Bharti, AC to AAG-III ------ 02/ 20.04.2026: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the State. 2. By filing this writ petition, the petitioners are challenging the notice dated 17.03.2026 issued by the Circle Officer, Patamda (Annexure-3). 3. Annexure-3 is merely a notice issued by the Circle Officer, Patamda on 17.03.2026 directing the petitioners to appear before him along with the papers of land pertaining to Mouza Geruwala, Thana No.107, Khata No.351 (in the notice Khata No.179 has been mentioned), Plot No.2249, area 0.39 acres, District Singhbhum. 4. Since merely a notice has been issued to the petitioners, I am not inclined to interfere with the notice. The petitioners are directed to appear before the authorities along with documents of the land. 5. It is made clear that the respondent, who is the revenue authority cannot decide right, title and interest of any of the properties. If any parties are claiming right, title and interest, they have to approach the Civil Court of competent jurisdiction. 6. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ application is disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 20th April, 2026 Madhav/- Uploaded on:21/04/2026 -2-