2025:JHHC:24338 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.3379 of 2019 ---- Sursen Pratap Prakhar, aged about 75 years, Son of Late Raghu Mahto resident of Village and P.O Lasia, P.S Kolebera, District-Simdega …. …. Petitioner -Versus- 1. State of Jharkhand through Deputy Commissioner having its office at P.O., P.S & District-Simdega 2. Sub Divisional Officer having its office at P.O + P.S + District-Simdega 3. Circle Officer, Kolebera having its office at P.O + P.S Kolebera, District- Simdega 4. Pratap Minz Son of not known to the petitioner presently holding to the post of S.D.O., Simdega, having its office at P.O + P.S Kolebera, District-Simdega 5. Suresh Sahu, S/o Kishun Sahu, aged about 35 years, R/o Village Dolengsera, P.O Gumla, P.S. Lasia, District-Gumla …. …. Respondents ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Petitioner : Mr. Abhay Kr. Mishra, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Moushmi Chatterjee, AC to G.A-V For the Resp No.5 : Mr. Amit Kr. Das, Adv. For the Intervenor : Mr. Anshuman Mishra, Advocate ---- 14/Dated: 19th August, 2025 1. The present writ petition has been filed for following reliefs:- “(i) For quashing of the letter as contained in Memo No.331(ii) R dated 25.06.2019 (Annexure-6 series) issued under the seal and signature of Circle Officer, Kolebera and also quashing of the letter no.360 (ii) Law dated 24.06.2019 issued under the seal and signature of S.D.O., Simdega whereby and whereunder direction has been issued against the petitioner to vacate the house situated at Mauza Lasia, Khata No.05, Plot No.168 having total area of 0.16 acres as the aforesaid order is absolutely illegal and wholly without jurisdiction neither the Circle Officer nor the S.D.O can issue any direction for eviction of any person from a house or a plot as they are not competent to decide the disputed question of fact with respect to the title of a house or land. (ii) To hold and declare that the action of the respondents specially respondent nos.2 and 3 in passing order like a Civil Court for eviction of petitioner from house in question which the petitioner has constructed in the year 1975 and he is living in the aforesaid house 2025:JHHC:24338 2 W.P.C No.3379 of 2019 for more than 46 years and they are taking rent for the aforesaid house and thereby the direction as passed by the respondent nos.2 and 3 like a decree in a civil suit is absolutely without jurisdiction. (iii) During the pendency of the writ application the order dated 25.06.2019 passed by the Circle Officer, Kolebera and 24.06.2019 passed by S.D.O., Simdega be kept in abeyance.” 2. The impugned notice contained in letter No.331(ii)/Ra dated 25.06.2019 issued by the Circle Officer, Kolebera and the impugned order contained in letter No.360 (ii)/Vidhi dated 24.06.2019 passed by the Sub Divisional Officer, Simdega reads as under:- कायाŊलय, अंचल अिधकारी, कोलेिबरा आम वो खास नोिटश Ůेिषत, ŵी सुरसेन Ůखर िपता- ˢ० रघु Ůखर Ťाम + पोː-लिसया, थाना- कोलेिबरा । बजįरये इस नोिटस Ȫारा आपको सूिचत िकया जाता है िक अनुमǷल पदािधकारी, िसमडेगा के पũांक 360(ii)/ िविध िदनांक 24.06.2019 के Ȫारा पाįरत आदेश के अनुसार आपके Ȫारा मौजा लिसया अȶगŊत खाता नं0- 05. ɘॉट नं0- 168, रकबा 0.16 एकड़ जमीन से संबिधत िकसी Ůकार का कागजात जमा नहीं िकया गया और न ही सुनवाई हेतु िनधाŊįरत ितिथ को Ɋायालय मŐ उपİ̾थत Šए। Ůथम पƗ Ȫारा Ůाɑ िनबंिधत पǥा जाँच के आधार पर आवेदक िकशुन साव का अिधकार बनता है। अत: आपको िनदेश िदया जाता है िक अनुमǷल पदािधकारी, िसमडेगा के Ȫारा पाįरत आदेश के अनुसार पũ िनगŊत की ितिथ से पाच िदनों के अȽर अिवलɾ मकान खाली करŐ अɊथा िववश होकर पुिलस बल के Ȫारा मकान खाली कराने की कारŊवाई की जायेगी । इसे सƢ तािकतद जाने । अंचल अिधकारी कोलेिबरा कायाŊलय अनुमǷल पदािधकारी, िसमडेगा। (िविध शाखा) Ůेषक, अनुमǷल पदािधकारी, िसमडेगा सेवा मŐ, अंचल अिधकारी, कोलेिबरा। िवषय :- आवेदक िकशुन साŠ Ťाम-लिसया, थाना-कोलेिबरा, िजला-िसमडेगा का मकान खाली कराने के संबंध मŐ। महाशय, उपयुŊƅ िवषय के संबंध मŐ कहना है िक उपायुƅ, िसमडेगा के जनता दरबार मŐ ŵी िकशुन साš Ťाम-लिसया, थाना-िसमडेगा िजला-िसमडेगा Ȫारा अपना मकान खाली कराने हेतु आवेदन िदया गया था। इनके आवेदन पर कारŊवाई करते Šए अंचल अिधकारी, कोलेिबरा से जाँच Ůितवेदन की मांग की गई थी। अंचल अिधकारी, कोलेिबरा के पũाक 423 (11)/रा० िदनाक 16.08.2018 के Ȫारा जाँच Ůितवेदन िदया गया है। मेरे Ɋायालय मŐ सुनवाई हेतु 03.10.2018 एवं 11.10.2018 को ितिथ िनधाŊįरत की गई थी। ŵी िकशुन साš, आवेदनकताŊ उƅ दोनों ितिथ को Ɋायालय मŐ उपİ̾थत होकर अपना पƗ तथा भू ˢािमȕ संबंधी कागजात Ůˑुत िकये हœ। 2025:JHHC:24338 3 W.P.C No.3379 of 2019 िȪतीय पƗ ŵी सुरसेन Ůखर वʗ ˢ० रघु Ůखर Ťाम-लिसया, थाना-कोलेिबरा िजला-िसमडेगा Ȫारा खाता सं0- 05, ɘॉट सं0-168. रकबा 0.16 एकड़ जमीन से सबंिधत िकसी Ůकार का कागजात जमा नहीं िकया गया है और न ही सुनवाई हेतु िनधाŊįरत ितिथ 03.10.2018 एवं 11.10.2018 को Ɋायालय मŐ उपİ̾थत Šए हœ। अत: अंचल अिधकारी, कोलेिबरा के जाँच Ůितवेदन एवं उƅ िनबंिधत पǥा जाँच के आधार पर आवेदक िकशुन साव का अिधकार बनता है। अतः उपरोƅ मकान शीť खाली कराकर सात िदनों के अȽर अधोहˑाƗरी का Ůितवेिदत करना सुिनिʮत करŐगे। िवʷासभाजन अनुमǷल पदािधकारी, िसमडेगा [ 3. It is settled principle of law that no effective order can be passed without initiation of proceeding. Law is settled that proceeding has to be initiated in a prescribed manner by an authorised officer in accordance with the operating law in the field. Without following any due procedure, no effective order can be passed. Through notice, no liability can be created upon one and another person. The impugned order dated 24.06.2019 is nothing, but a notice issued by the Law Section, in which, no proceeding number has been mentioned. Thus, this notice is not capable of being implemented. 4. There are other conflicting parties involved in the present writ petition. It is a civil dispute between the parties and it can be resolved only by initiation of a proceeding in prescribed manner before an authorized officer, considering the law operating in the field. 5. With the above observation and direction, the present writ petition stands disposed of. 6. However, the parties are at liberty to work out their further remedies in accordance with law. 7. Pending interlocutory application, if any, also stands disposed of. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Raja/- Uploaded