Madan Kachhap v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Private dispute; civil court jurisdiction vs writ jurisdiction; mandamus refused. Jharkhand High Court, W.P.(C) No.6945 of 2025 (2025:JHHC:36673), decided 08-12-2025 by Justice Rajesh Kumar. Petitioner Madan Kachhap sought deletion of names of Bhathu Oraon, Sukhram Oraon and Jatru Oraon (Respondents 5-7) from Register-II, Part-1, Page No.54 (Village Bermad, Thana No.251, Khata No.18, Plot Nos.32 & 34, 0.39 & 0.65 acres) and record correction in favour of Jaga Mahto. Court held it a merely private dispute cognizable only by the competent Civil Court, dismissed the petition, granted liberty to pursue other remedies. No statutes or precedents cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
The matter is merely a private dispute between the parties which can only be resolved by the competent Civil Court, and not in the writ jurisdiction of this Court.