M.Y. Eqbal, J.

1. The petitioner seeks a direction upon the respondents particularly respondent No. 3, the Circle Officer, Ratu Anchal, Ranchi to accept cess and rent and issue rent receipts in respect of the lands appertaining to Khata No. 383, plot Nos. 718 and 496, Khewat No. 2 situated at village Pundag in the district of Ranchi.

2. Petitioners ease is that one Bara Lal Kandarp Nath Sahdeo, Ex- intermediary of Khewat No. 2, by a grant of soda hukum-nama in the year 1947, settled the land in question in favour of S.K. Sahamat and S.K. Ajmat of the said village and delivered possession of the said land to them. The said Sahamat and Ajmat, in their turn, executed a registered kabuliat dated 9.1.1947 in respect of the said land and came in possession of the same. Petitioners further case is that on vesting of the zamindari under the Bihar Land Reforms Act, the ex-landlord submitted return showing the aforesaid two settles as raiyats. It is alleged that the petitioner being the sole eldest member of the family inherited the raiyati interest of the two settles in the year 1948. The ex-landlord created a Trust known as Chintamani Trust and all zamindari interests were given to t