2026:JHHC:22067 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI WP(C) No.5360 of 2026 ----- Deepak Tiwari @ Anik Prasad Tiwari, son of late Sureshwar Nath Tiwari, resident of village Patariya, PO Semaura, PS Kandi, District Garhwa, Jharkhand … Petitioner(s). Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand 2.The Principal Secretary, Department of Land Reforms and Revenue, Govt. of Jharkhand, Project Building, PO and PS Dhurwa, District Ranchi 3.The Deputy Commissioner, Garhwa 4.The Additional Collector, Garhwa 5.The Land and Revenue Deputy Collector, Garhwa 6.The Circle Officer, Kandi, PO and PS Kandi, District Garhwa … Respondent(s). CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Alok Kr. Verma, Advocate Mr. D. K. Dubey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Abhijeet Anand, AC to Sr. SC-I …...... 02/27.07.2026: Heard the learned counsel representing the petitioner and the learned counsel representing the respondents. 2. The petitioner is challenging the order passed by the Circle Officer, Kandi, Garhwa refusing to mutate the land in favour of the petitioner. 3. The said order is appealable before the Land Reforms Deputy Collector (LRDC), Garhwa thus, the petitioner is directed to approach the Land Reforms Deputy Collector, Garhwa by filing an appeal along with the copy of this order. 4. If an appeal is filed the same should be considered after hearing the petitioner by the respondents on its own merits, within a period of twelve weeks.

5. If it is found that the petitioner is entitled for any relief the same should be extended to the petitioner. If the claim of the 1 2026:JHHC:22067 petitioner is rejected for any reasons whatsoever the reasons should be communicated to the petitioner within the aforesaid period. 6. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 27.07.2026 Tanuj/CP-2 Uploaded on 01.08.2026 2