Tita Kumari Alias Laxmi Shaw v. the State of Jharkhand through the Secretary Revenue Registration and Land Reforms Department
Case brief
What is this about?
Online entry of land records on official website of Jharkhand State; online continuous Khatiyan (Adhikar Abhilekh); rent receipt issuance; rent receipts denied after 2012; land not entered online; Circle Baghmara; Mouza Barmasiya; Thana No.105; Khata No.06/new Khata No.61; Plot No.341/New Plot No.702; 33 decimal; District Dhanbad; Deputy Commissioner Dhanbad; Deputy Collector Land Reforms Dhanbad; Circle Officer Baghmara Circle; Settlement Officer Dhanbad; Bharat Cooking Coal Ltd (BCCL); Secretary Revenue Registration and Land Reforms Department held responsible for compliance; litigation cost Rs.10,000/- on non-compliance within six weeks; recoverable from erring officials; W.P.(C) No.453 of 2026; decided 02nd February 2026; Rajesh Kumar, J.; petitioner Tita Kumari @ Laxmi Shaw.
What did the court decide?
Directions (mandamus) to the respondents to make online entry of the land in question on the official website of Jharkhand State maintained for the records of land, issue the online continuous Khatiyan (Adhikar Abhilekh) for the land in question, and issue rent receipt in the petitioner's name, all within six weeks from receipt/production of a copy of the order; failing completion within six weeks, Rs.10,000/- litigation cost payable by the Deputy Commissioner, Dhanbad (recoverable from erring officials); the Secretary, Department of Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms, Government of Jharkhand, held responsible for compliance. Pending interlocutory application, if any, stands disposed of.