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Rambahadur Singh v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC6 Jan 2026WPC/7256/2025

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What is this about?

High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi; W.P.(C) No.7256 of 2025; Rambahadur Singh v. State of Jharkhand & Others; Chatra; land acquisition; plot no. 1146 / Khata no. 1; Gair Majurua Khas; tree felling and environmental hazards; diversion of road alignment; non-forest land finding; Civil Appeal No. 10/2020 (District Judge-VI, Chatra); adequate compensation; withdrawal of petition with liberty; alternative remedy under the Land Acquisition Act; disposed of; Rajesh Kumar, J.; 06th January, 2026.

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to pursue the alternative remedy available under the Land Acquisition Act and other laws (State raising no objection); pending interlocutory application, if any, disposed of. No substantive relief granted. ¶21

Rambahadur Singh Vs the State of Jharkhand — Land Acquisition | Jharkhand HC (2026)

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Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of mandamus should issue restraining acquisition of the petitioner's land (plot no. 1146, Khata no. 1), on the ground that acquisition for the road would require cutting of more than 100 grown-up trees standing within the petitioner's boundary wall (per Anchal Amin report, 15 huge trees), when vacant land is available if the road is diverted by hardly 100 feet, and acquisition would cause environmental hazards. +1 more

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Ratio / Principle

After arguments, counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to avail the alternative remedy available under the Land Acquisition Act and other laws; the State raised no objection, and the Court disposed of the petition with the aforesaid liberty. Neither framed issue was adjudicated.

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Key takeaways

Pending interlocutory application, if any, stood disposed of.ratio¶22

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Jharkhand High Court (Ranchi), W.P.(C) No.7256 of 2025 (Rajesh Kumar, J.), decided 06.01.2026: Rambahadur Singh (85), owner of plot no. 1146 (Khata no. 1), village Nawadih, Hunterganj, Chatra, sought (i) mandamus restraining acquisition of his land for a road on the ground that acquisition would necessitate cutting of more than 100 grown-up trees within his boundary wall (Anchal Amin report: 15 huge trees), while vacant land lay available if the road were diverted by hardly 100 feet, and (ii) mandamus for adequate compensation, relying on the finding of the learned District Judge-VI, Chatra in Civil Appeal No. 10/2020 (para 18) that plot no. 1146, recorded as Gair Majurua Khas land, is not forest land, which the respondents allegedly ignored in declining compensation. On conclusion of arguments, counsel for the petitioner sought leave to withdraw the petition with liberty to avail the alternative remedy under the Land Acquisition Act and other laws; the State raised no objection. The Court disposed of the petition with that liberty; pending interlocutory application, if any, stood disposed of. Neither the tree-felling/environmental issue nor the compensation/non-forest-land issue was adjudicated.

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2026:JHHC:116

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.7256 of 2025

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Rambahadur Singh, aged about 85 years Son of late Sudeshwar Singh, resident of village- Nawadih, Hunterganj, Chatra, P.O., P.S. & District-Chatra (Jharkhand). …… Petitioner

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Versus

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The State of Jharkhand.

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The Deputy Commissioner, Chatra, PO, PS & District -Chatra (Jharkhand).

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The Land Acquisition Officer, Chatra, PO, PS & District -Chatra (Jharkhand)

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The Divisional Forest Officer, South Forest Division, the Govt. of Jharkhand having his office at Chatra, PO, PS & District -Chatra (Jharkhand)

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…... Respondents

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR

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For the Petitioner : Mr. H. K. Shikarwar, Advocate For the Resp-State : Mr. Ranjan Kumar, A.C to Sr. SC -I

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02/Dated: 06th January, 2026

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1. The present writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs :-

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“ (a) for appropriate writ/ writs, order/ orders, direction/ directions particularly a writ in nature of mandamus for not acquiring the land of the petitioner and others over plot no.1146 of Khata no.1 as for acquisition of the said land more than 100 of trees will have to be cut for construction of road, if the road is diverted hardly for 100 feet in that case vacant land is available which can be used for construction of road as over the plot of the petitioner several grown-up trees are present and the same is within boundary wall of the petitioner, the trees are being planted, for saving the environment and if the land of the petitioner and others is acquired the same will cause environmental hazards to the people residing in the area, as per the report of the Anchal

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2026:JHHC:116

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Amin 15 huge trees will have to be cut.

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(b) for appropriate writ/ writs, order/ orders, direction/ directions particularly a writ in nature of mandamus for grant of adequate compensation to the petitioner if the land of the petitioner is acquired for construction of road as the land of the petitioner and the plot over which the petitioner's land is situated is not a forest land as held by competent court of the learned District Judge-VI, Chatra in Civil Appeal No. 10/2020 wherein the learned court has held that the plot no. 1146 area recorded as Gair Majurua Khas land is not a forest land as per the finding of the learned court in paragraph no. 18 of the judgment, respondent authorities has not consider this fact and has declined to pay compensation to the petitioner.”

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2. After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present writ petition with a liberty to avail the alternative remedy which is available under the Land Acquisition Act and other laws.

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3. Learned counsel for the State has no objection.

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4. Accordingly, the present writ petition is, hereby, disposed of with the aforesaid liberty.

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5. Pending interlocutory application, if any, stands disposed of.

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(Rajesh Kumar, J.)

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06^th January, 2026 Ravi-Chandan/Uploaded on 07.01.2026

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