Bodhi Bhuiyan v. the State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Jharkhand | W.P.(C) 1127/2024 | Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi | decided 14-08-2024. Subject: protection of possession over settled land (thana 41, khata 147, plot 986, 0.40 acres) granted by SDO, Chatra; petitioners had earlier petitioned the SDO. Outcome: petition disposed of with direction to submit fresh representation to SDO Chatra (decision due within four weeks of receipt). No statutory provisions cited; no precedents engaged; no amounts awarded.
What did the court decide?
No direct protection of possession ordered; the Court instead disposed of the petition with a direction that the petitioners file a fresh representation before the Sub Divisional Officer, Chatra within two weeks, upon which the SDO is to pass an appropriate order within four weeks thereafter. ¶21