IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- ----

1) GAFOOR SHEIKH ALIAS GAFUR ANSARI AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS 2) JAHOOR SHEIKH ALIAS JAHUR ANSARI AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS BOTH SONS OF GULAB SHEIKH @ GULAB ANSARI

3) MUNDRIKA CHAUDHARY AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS SON OF LATE BASUDEO CHAUDHARY

4) RAMPRIT CHAUDHARY AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS SON OF LATE FOUDARI CHAUDHARY

5) VIJAY VISHWAKARMA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SON OF NANDU VISHWAKARMA

6) SHEO KUMAR KUSHWAHA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS SON OF MANROOP MAHTO

7) RAJENDRA MAHTO AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SON OF CHANDRA KHSOHR MAHTO

8) KAPILDEO RAM AGEDA BOUT 64 YEARS SON OF LATE RAMLAKHAN RAM

9) DASHRATH THAKUR AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS SON OF LATE PRAN THAKUR

10) RAM CHANDRA MAHTO AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS SON OF RAM PEYARE MAHTO

11) SURESH RAM AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SON OF BISHWANATH RAM

12) SHEO NATH RAM AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS SON OF RAMADHAR RAM

13) SHEO CHAUDHARY ALIAS SHIV CHAUDHARY AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS SON OF LATE SITARAM CHOUDHARY ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE AND P.O. SIGSIGI, P.S. REHLA, DISTRICT PALAMAU …….. DEFENDANT/PETITIONERS -- Versus --

1) SHIV BHAJAN MISTRI SON OF LATE BISHWANATH MISTRI

2) VIJAY CHAUDHARY

3) PRADEEP CHAUDHARY 4) SUDAMA CHAUDHARY 5) KRISHNA CHAUDHARY

6) RAM SANJEEWAN CHAUDHARY

7) JITENDRA CHAUDHARY 8) SANTOSH CHAUDHARY NO.2 TO 8, SONS OF LATE NAGESHWAR CHOUDHARY ALL RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE AND P.O. SIGSIGI, P.S. REHLA, DISTRICT PALAMAU

9) SMT LAKHIA DEVI DAUGHTER OF LATE NAGESHWAR CHAUDHARY AND WIFE OF SHEO CHAND CHAUDHARY, RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE FARTHIA P.O. AND P.S. GARHWA, DISTRICT GARHWA

10) SMT SUSHILA DEVI, DAUGHTER OF LATE NAGESHWRA CHAUDHARY AND WIFE OF RAJ KUMAR CHAUDHARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MOTIHARI, P.O. AND P.S. GARHWA, DISTRICT GARHWA

11) PRASAD CHOUDHARY

12) LALU CHOUDHARY

13) RAMESH CHOUDHARY NOS.11 TO 13 SONS OF BELASH CHAUDHARY

14) RAM PRAVESH RAM

15) SURENDRA RAM BOTH SONS OF LATE BHAGARU KAHAR

16) TULSI CHAOUDAHRY 17) JAMUNA CHAUDHARY BOTH SONS OF LATE MOHAR MALLAH AND RAJKALIA DEVI

18) RAMESHWAR MISTRY, SON OF LATE BILAT MISTRI AND NEPURI MISTIRIAN

19) PARAS NATH CHAUDHARY, SON OF LATE NAND KISHORE CHAUDHARY AND SHANICHARI MALLAHIN ALL NOS.11 TO 19 ARE RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE AND P.O. SIGSIGI, P.S. REHLA, DISTRICT PALAMAU

20) RAMPATI DEVI, DAUGHTER OF LATE NAND KISHOR CHAUDHARY AND SANICHARI MALLAHIN AND WIFE OF MANBODH CHAUDHARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PO BALIA, PS AND DISTRICT GARHWA

21) ALLIMUDDIN MIAN SON OF LATE HANIF MIAN AND JAGIA BIBI

22) SHITAI MAHTO SON FO LATE NANHU @ JODHA MAHTO AND BESHWA MAHATWAIN BOTH 21 AND 22 ARE RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE AND P.O. SIGSIGI, P.S. REHLA, DISTRICT PALAMAU …. PLAINTIFFS/ RESPONDENTS

23) KUSUM KUNWAR, WIDOW OF LATE NANDU DAS

24) PANKAJ DAS, 25) DHARMENDRA DAS BOTH SONS OF LATE NANDU DAS ALL RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE AND P.O. SIGSIGI, PS RAHLA, DISTRICT PALAMAU

26) CHANDRAWATI DEVI, WIFE OF SARYU RAM AND DAUGHTER OF LATE NANDU DAS, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE LAKDAHI, PO KHAJURI, PS AND DISTRICT GARHWA

27) SUSHILA DEVI, WIFE OF PINTU DAS AND DAUGHTER OF LATE NANDU DAS, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KAJRU, PO PANDU, PS PANDU, DISTRICT PALAMAU

28) NILAM DEVI, WIFE OF SHRAWAN KUMAR AND DAUGHTER OF LATE NANDU DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BALSARA PO PATAN PS PATAN DISTRICT PALAMAU

29) KARISHMA DEVI WIFE OF OM PRAKASH KUMAR AND DAUGHTER OF LATE NANDU DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BANSHIDHAR NAGAR, PO NAGAR, PS NAGAR, DISTRICT GARHWA

30) BINAY RAM, SON O RAMAWATAR RAM, RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE AND PO SIGSIGI, PS REHLA, DISTRICT PALAMAU

31) SIMRAN NISHA, WIDOW OF SULTAN SHEIKH RESIDING VILL + PO SIGSIGI PS REHLA DISTRICT PALAMAU

32) NASIM AKHTAR, 33) SAMIM AKHTAR, BOTH SONS OF LATE SULTAN SHEIKH, RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE AND PO SIGSIGI, PS REHLA DISTRICT PALAMAU …..DEFENDANTS/ PRORORMA RESPONDENTS ----

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ---

For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. A.K. Sahani, Advocate For the Opposite Party(s) : Mr. Amar Kumar Sinha, Advocate ----

10/08.04.2025 Heard Mr. A.K. Sahani, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners as well as Mr. Amar Kumar Sinha, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent/Oppos