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2025 DIGILAW 649 (JHR)

Rajan Gupta Son of Shreelal Sahu v. State of Jharkhand

2025-02-27

RAJESH SHANKAR

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ORDER : RAJESH SHANKAR, J. The present writ petition has been filed for issuance of direction upon the concerned respondent to make necessary correction of details entered in the Register-II on the online web portal of the State government with respect to the land appertaining to old Khata No. 67 (new Khata No. 50), old plot no. 1442 (new plot no. 1624), Mouza- Nowadih, Mouza No. 2, District- Dhanbad measuring an area of 22 decimals as instead of the name of the petitioner’s mother (since deceased), the name of a third party is being shown in online Register-II. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that one Joy Shankar Singh sold the aforesaid land to the petitioner’s mother namely Mira Devi (since deceased) vide registered sale deed dated 19.05.1984. The said land was subsequently mutated in favour of the petitioner’s mother vide Mutation Case No. 186(i)/1985-86 and entry was accordingly made in her name in Register-II. The correction slip was also issued in her favour. 3. It is further submitted that after death of Meera Devi, the petitioner has made payment of rent to the State Government till the financial year 2024-25 in lieu of which, rent receipt has also been issued to him. 4. It is also submitted that the name of the petitioner’s mother was being shown in online entry made in the Register-II till the year 2024 with respect to the land in question, however at present, the name of one Gazu Gope is being shown in the web portal of the State Government without assigning any reason. Under the said circumstance, further payment of rent cannot be made by the petitioner to the State Government unless the correction is made in online details of Register-II. The petitioner has represented the Deputy Commissioner, Dhanbad (the respondent no. 2) on 31.12.2024 mentioning inter alia that the name of his mother has been removed from online entry of Register-II in conspiracy with some third party without initiating any proceeding or serving any notice to him and therefore, the entry of the said land made in online Register-II should be corrected by mentioning his mother’s name in the same. The respondent no. 2, however, has not responded the said representation which has compelled the petitioner to prefer the present writ petition. 5. Mr. The respondent no. 2, however, has not responded the said representation which has compelled the petitioner to prefer the present writ petition. 5. Mr. Ankit Kumar, learned A.C. to S.C.-I appearing on behalf of the respondents, submits that the claim of the petitioner is required to be factually examined by the competent authority, i.e., the respondent no. 4- the Circle Officer, Dhanbad Circle, Dhanbad and hence, if he prefers a fresh representation on the present issue before the respondent no. 4, an appropriate decision/step will be taken by the said respondent within a time frame. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature of prayer made by the petitioner in the present writ petition, without entering into the merit of the case, the petitioner is given liberty to prefer a fresh representation on the present issue before the respondent no. 4. On receipt of the said representation, the respondent no. 4, after providing an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner/his representative as well as the other concerned party (if so needed), shall take an appropriate decision/step within eight weeks from the date of filing of the said representation. 7. The writ petition is disposed of with aforesaid liberty and direction.