2025:JHHC:12452 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W. P. (C) No. 7782 of 2017 ----- Saraswati Devi @ Sarsati Devi, W/o Late Jagarnath Tanti, R/o Village- Kulipara, P.O.-Sahibganj, P.S.-Sahibganj Town, Dist.-Sahibganj, Jharkhand … …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Sahibganj, P.O, P.S. & Dist.-Sahibganj 3. The Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Sahibganj P.O, P.S. & Dist.-Sahibganj 4. The Superintendent of Police, Sahibganj, P.O, P.S. & Dist.-Sahibganj 5. Smt. Meena Kumari, W/o Ganesh Prasad Yadav, R/o Village- Kulipara, P.O.-Sahibganj, P.S.-Sahibganj Town, Dist.-Sahibganj, Jharkhand … …. Respondents ----- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Prabhat Singh, Advocate Mr. Swami Nath Prasad Roy, Advocate For the Respondent-State : Mr. Nehru Mahto, AC to G.P-IV For the Respondent-5 : Mr. Parambir Singh Bajaj, Advocate ----- Oral Order 10 / Dated : 25.04.2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for and is permitted to make correction in the memo of writ petition regarding the holding number, during course of day. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for direction upon the respondents to include the name of the petitioner in the holding record under Sahibganj Municipality and to accept the municipal tax by deleting the name of Smt. Meena Kumari (respondent no. 5) and to restrain the said respondent from interfering with peaceful possession of the petitioner. 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the land situated at Mouza Kelabari having J.B. No. 444, Plot No. 200 of an area 15 Dhur has a dwelling house situated on it with Municipal Holding No. 171 was recorded in the name of Chhedi Lal Tanti, grandfather of the petitioner, and the municipal taxes were being 2025:JHHC:12452 2 regularly paid for the said piece and parcel of the property. It is further contended that Title Suit No. 06/1994 was filed by one Muni Lal Tanti which was dismissed as abated on 20.03.1999. 4. The crux of the matter is that as per the case of the petitioner, with respect to Holding No. 171, the name of respondent no. 5 had wrongly been entered. 5. Matter pertains to correction of the holding number in which a representation has been filed by the petitioner on 13.04.2015, addressed to respondent no. 3 and others, which has not been disposed of as yet. 6. Under the circumstance, the petitioner is directed to appear before the Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Sahibganj (respondent no. 3) on 12.05.2025 and on his appearance, Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Sahibganj (respondent no. 3) will dispose of the representation of the petitioner within eight weeks from the date of his appearance. This Writ Petition stands disposed of. Pending I.A., if any, stands disposed of. (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) AKT/Satendra