STATE OF JHARKHAND vs PAKUR JAGRAN MANCH .

The Supreme Court examined the validity of the High Court's ruling that prohibited the construction of a hospital on land designated as gochar under Section 24 of the Santhal Parganas Settlement Regulations, 1872, and Section 38(1) of the Santhal Parganas Tenancy (Supplementary Provisions) Act, 1949. The Court held that the State had the authority to denotify the land as gochar, provided that alternative land was designated to maintain the required percentage of gochar as per Section 38(2) of the Tenancy Act. The Court overturned the High Court's decision, allowing the construction of the hospital on the denotified land, thereby affirming the State's compliance with statutory provisions.