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2025 DAILYLAW 26261 (JHR)

SATISH KUMAR VERMA v. JHARKHAND STATE HOUSING BOARD, THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR

WPC/5664/2024 · 2025-01-27

Rajesh Shankar

Writ Petition (Civil)body2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 5664 of 2024 Satish Kumar Verma, S/o Sudarshan Verma, R/o Road No. 4, Kishore Ganj, Harmu Housing Colony, Harmu, Ranchi … … Petitioner Versus 1. Jharkhand State Housing Board through its Managing Director, Harmu Housing Colony, Harmu, Ranchi 2. Revenue Officer, Jharkhand State Housing Board, Harmu Housing Colony, Harmu, Ranchi 3. Estate Officer, Jharkhand State Housing Board, Harmu Housing Colony, Harmu, Ranchi 4. Executive Engineer, Jharkhand State Housing Board, Harmu Housing Colony, Harmu, Ranchi 5. Secretary, Jharkhand State Housing Board, Harmu Housing Colony, Harmu, Ranchi 6. The State of Jharkhand through its Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi … … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Mayank Mohit Sinha, Adv. For the Housing Board : Mrs. Surabhi, AC to Mr. Sachin Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ashiwini Bhushan, AC to Sr. SC-II ----- 09/27.01.2025 The present writ petition has been filed for issuance of direction upon the concerned respondents to bring on record the statement of Account/Ledger on the basis of which the respondents have raised a demand of Rs.12,50,438.00 till 30.04.2024 with further direction to quash letter No. 05/A/164/2015/248/A dated 18.03.2024 (Annexure-7 to the writ petition) issued by the respondent no. 2 – Revenue Officer, Jharkhand State Housing Board, Ranchi, raising the demand by adding compound interest and penal charges from 2015 till 20.12.2022 ignoring the fact that the status of the actual allotment was pending decision before the respondents themself. Further prayer has been made for issuance of direction upon the concerned respondents not to charge 2 W.P.(C). No. 5664 of 2024 compound interest from the period 2015 till 20.12.2022 as the status of the actual allotment was pending decision before them and there was a direction not to accept any installment. The petitioner has also prayed for issuance of direction upon the concerned respondents for execution of the deed of conveyance in his favour with respect to the allotted House No. E07 since the petitioner has already made payment of Rs.4,41,695/- equivalent to the cost of house i.e., Rs.4,39,155/- as per duly registered hire purchase agreement dated 19.10.2011. 2. It is jointly submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner and the Jharkhand State Housing Board that the issue raised in the present writ petition is squarely covered by the order/judgment dated 23.08.2024 passed in W.P.(C) No. 4790/2023 [Vijay Shankar Jha Vs. the State of Jharkhand & Ors.] and other analogous cases. Hence, the present writ petition may be disposed of in terms with the aforesaid order/judgment. 3. Considering the said submission of learned counsel for the petitioner and the Jharkhand State Housing Board, the present writ petition is disposed of in terms with the order/judgement dated 23.08.2024 particularly paragraph nos. 20, 21 & 22 of the same. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) Manish