JUDGMENT :

ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.

1. Heard the parties.

2. This Writ Petition has been filed under Articles 226 of the Constitution of India with a prayer inter alia for setting aside the order dated 02.02.2018 passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi in Fraudulent Registration Case No. 13/2017-18 which has been mentioned at serial no. D of the prayer portion of this writ petition.

3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner does not press the prayer B and C of this writ petition.

4. The case of the petitioner in brief is that the petitioner is a member of Schedule Tribe and is ex-army personnel. He purchased a land which was acquired by the Government prior to his purchase from his vendor in the year 1961 without knowing that such acquisition made by the Government of 2 ½ khata of land which roughly comes to 3.75 decimals though in paragraph no.6 of this writ petition, erroneously, it has been mentioned that the area of the land purchased is 10 decimals. Before purchase of the said land, the petitioner sought necessary permission from the Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi as per Section 46 of Chotanagpur Tenancy Act. The petitioner came to learn by the