02/ 10th June, 2026

1. Heard the parties.

2. The prayer of the petitioner, in this writ petition, is as follows:-

(i) For, a direction upon the respondents particularly the respondent No.4 to correct the name of the Raiyat of land (ancestor of the petitioner) in Register-II, Rent receipt and present survey, Record of Right Record of Right (Hall Survey Khata) vide Present Survey (Hall Survey Khata) No. 94 Plot No.716 and 717 total area 0.10 (Ten decimals) of village Baridih, thana No.54, PO Jingi, PS Kuru and District-Lohardaga, whose name is running in relation to the lands as described in R.S. Khata No.01 and 02 Plot No.677 and 678 total area 0.11 (Eleven Decimals) village Baridih, thana No.54, PO-Jingi, PS-Kuru and District-Lohardaga, Annexure-2.

(ii) For, a further direction upon the respondents particularly the respondent No.4, to issue the made correct Rent Receipt in the name of the petitioner.

(iii) For, a further direction upon the respondents to consider the application/ representation of the petitioner pending before him.

(iv) Pass such other appropriate writ(s), order(s), Direction(s) as your Lordships may deem fit and proper for doing conscionable justice to the petitioner.”

3. It is the grievance of the petitioner that name of some other person has been recorded in the online register, though in the physical register and in other documents, name of the ancestor of the petitioner / this petitioner is reflected. In paragraph No.8 & 9 of this writ application, the petitioner has stated that in the R.S. Khatiyan (Revisional Survey Khatiyan), the name has been correctly entered but in the Current Survey Khatiyan, name of some other person has been entered. Further, in paragraph No.9, it has been stated that in the digital records, which is maintained in the digital platform (including Register-II) names of other persons have been record in place of actual Raiyats.

4. The petitioner claims that he has approached the Circle Officer, Kuru by filing representation for entering the name of the ancestor of the petitioner/ this petitioner but nothing has been done from their end. The petitioner prays that the Circle Officer, Kuru should make necessary corrections in the online entries.

5. Considering the grievance of the petitioner, I direct the petitioner to approach the Circle Officer, Kuru within three weeks from today. On receipt of the same, the Circle Officer, Kuru will go through the records and will pass an appropriate order and will make necessary corrections, if it is found that in the physical records, the name of the ancestor of the petitioner/ this petitioner is reflected.

6. The entire process should be concluded within 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

7. Before parting, it is necessary to mention that time and again this Court has come across several writ petitions wherein the citizens/Raiyats are approaching this Court with a grievance that in the Online Portal of the land records, maintained by the Government of Jharkhand, the entries made therein are not matching with the Physical Register/records. Either there are mistakes or discrepancies in the name of the person /Raiyat or the area of the land or the plot numbers and other discrepancies also, which is creating confusion. In those cases, though the correct entries are maintained in the Physical Registers but in the digital records, discrepancies have cropped up because of the mistake / carelessness etc. of the Data Entry Operators, who are the employees of outsourced agencies.

8. Further, it is observed that there are no materials or evidence to suggest that the entries which are made in the digital platform/digital records reflected in the online portal, is duly verified and authenticated by any revenue officers of the Government. There is no mechanism to find out whether they are checked or verified by the Revenue Authorities. There is no endorsement in these online entries to that effect also.

9. Due to these wrong entries