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SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD
Adhunik Power and Natural Resources Ltd. through its General Manager (Projects) Chandra Bhushan Sharma – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand through the Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue & Land Reforms – Respondent
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
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