2026:JHHC:7673 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 1701 of 2026 ------ Madhu Sudan Pandey, S/o Late Rameshwar Pandey, aged about 40 years, R/o Village Ratanpur, PO & PS-Tundi, Dist-Dhanbad. … … Petitioner(s) Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Dhanbad, PO, PS & Dist-Dhanbad. 3. The Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Dhanbad, PO, PS & Dist- Dhanbad. 4. The Circle Officer, Tundi Circle, having office at Tundi, PO & PS- Tundi, Dist-Dhanbad. 5. The Settlement Officer, Dhanbad, having office at Barawari, PO- B-Polytechnic, PS & Dist-Dhanbad. … … Respondent(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Praveen Shankar Prasad, Advocate Mr. Lukesh Kumar, Advocate Mr. Sidharth Sudhanshu, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Manoj Kumar, GA-III ------ 02/ 19th March, 2026 1. Heard the parties. 2. It is the grievance of the petitioner that wrong entry has been made in the online records of the land. The nature of the land of Mouza, Ratanpur, Thana No.120, Circle-Tundi, Khata No.03, Plot No.29, 45, 46, 48 total area measuring 5.58 acres and Khata No.4, Plot No.19, 213, 30, 31, 32, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 85, 86, 87 total area measuring 4.89 acres, Dhanbad, has been wrongly changed from Raiyati to Sikmi. 3. Considering the grievance of the petitioner, it would be appropriate if a direction is given to the petitioner to approach the Circle Officer, Tundi-respondent No.4. Thus, the petitioner is directed to file a detailed representation, annexing all the documents, in support of his claim before the Circle Officer, Tundi-respondent No.4, within four weeks. 4. The Circle Officer, Tundi- respondent No.4 will consider the application and will pass an appropriate order within six weeks thereafter. If he finds that the change was erroneous, he will correct the same. 5. With the aforesaid observations, this writ petition stands disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 19.03.2026 S.K.D/CP-2 Uploaded on 20.03.2026