JUDGMENT :

Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.

All these writ petitions have been filed against the different orders (31.08.2010 in W.P.(C) no. 2100/2014) passed by Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Seraikella in a proceeding initiated for fixation of commercial rent (Commercial Rent Fixation Case No. 28 of 2010-2011 in W.P.(C) no. 2100/2014) in different cases whereby and whereunder the rent has been fixed annually on commercial rent for the land in question.

2. The brief facts of the case as per the pleading made in these writ petitions are that the petitioners have set up Thermal Power Station in the district of Seraikella-Kharsawan. For the aforesaid purposes petitioners had entered into a memorandum of understanding with the State of Jharkhand on 31.10.2005 (W.P.(C) no. 2100/2014) and in order to set up the aforesaid power station petitioners have acquired huge tracts of lands including the land in question from the legal heirs and the representatives of the recorded tenants. A deed of sale was executed and consequently registered by the legal heirs and representatives of recorded tenants in favour of the petitioners on different dates. After execution of the sale deed, the petitioners made an application before the Circle Officer, Gamharia for mutation. The Circle Officer, after proper enquiry, issued a correction slip in favour of the petitioner company with respect to the land in question by passing an order in the mutation proceeding.

3. It is the further fact of the case that the petitioners had also filed an application basis upon which the commercial rent fixation cases were initiated and the concerned Circle Officer had passed order to issue general notice inviting objections from the public and directed the Halka Karamchari to cause an enquiry to be made and prepare an enquiry report and send it through the Circle Inspector. It is further fact of the case that the petitioner company had given an undertaking that as per the project layout, they would be utilizing only 40% of the lands for the industrial purpose and the remaining 60% would be developed as green belt, playground, park etc. An affidavit was also submitted on behalf of the petitioner company to the effect that whatever commercial rent is fixed by the respondent no. 1 in the commercial rent fixation cases, the company will pay it every year and also that the company would never assail the said fixation in any court of law. The Circle Officer, Gamharia based upon the report of the Circle Inspector and the undertaking so given by the petitioner company sent the file before the Land Reforms Deputy Collector, Seraikella for approving the commercial rent for the land in question @ Rs. 4,70,376/- per annum (W.P.(C) no. 2100/2014). The Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Seraikella on the basis of the recommendation of the Circle Officer, Gamharia, has passed orders on different dates fixing the commercial rent in different commercial rent fixation cases as is evident from the tabular chart, which have been assailed in these writ petitions: