SHYAM SUNDAR SHAH Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners, Mr. Amritanshu Singh, learned A.C. to S.C. Mines-II, and Mr. J.J. Sanga, learned counsel appearing for the private respondent nos.2 to 6.

(2.) The petitioners have preferred this writ petition for quashing the order dated 26.07.2013, passed in S.A.R. Revision No.31/2007, passed by learned Commissioner Singhbhum (Kolhan) Division, Chaibasa. Further prayer is made for a direction for upholding the order passed in S.A.R. Case No.10/1990-91 passed by learned Land Reforms Deputy Collector, Sadar, Chaibasa.

(3.) The facts of the case is that the petitioners are the owners of a piece of land situated at village Gitilpi being Plot No.448 under Khata No.70 measuring around 0.90 decimals which was purchased by their predecessor late Dwarka Das Shah and was under his rightful possession since the year 1947 without any interruption or disturbance whatsoever but all of a sudden in the year 1990 the predecessor of respondent nos.2 to 6 namely Late Sukhlal Sawaiyan son of Late Pandu Ladura Ho filed a case for restoration of possession in terms of Section 71A of the CNT Act, 1908 before the learned Land Reforms Deputy Collector, Sadar, Chaibasa being S.A.R. Case No.10/1990-91.