2025:JHHC:32014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.4297 of 2022 ---- Ramesh Kumar Agrawal, aged about 54 years, S/o Late Kedar Mal Agarwal, R/o 13, Puruliya Road Mango, Bahar Dari, P.O and P.S Jamshedpur, District-East Singhbhum, Jharkhand …. …. Petitioner -Versus- 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Deputy Commissioner, East Singhbhum, Office situated at Collectorate Building, P.O & P.S. Sakchi, District-East Singhbhum, Jharkhand 3. The Sub Divisional Officer cum Rent Controller, Dhalbhum, Jamshedpur, office situated at SDO Building, PLO & P.S- Sakchi, Dist- East Singhbhum, Jharkhand 4 The Special Officer, Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee, Office at Sakchi, P.O. +P.S.- Sakchi, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand 5. The Chief Corporate Administrator, Tata Steel Limited Jamshedpur Office at TATA Steel General Office, Bistupur P.O. + P.S. Bistupur, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand …. …. Respondent ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR ---- For the Petitioner : Mr. D.K. Pathak, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Ashok Kumar Yadav, Sr.S.C-I : Mr. J.N. Upadhyay, Adv. ---- 06/Dated: 15th October, 2025 1. The present writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs:- “1. For quashing of Bill No. JNAC/22-23/1047 dated 31.05.2022 issued for the month of May, 2022 (Annexure-2) by Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee against monthly rent for the shops of the petitioner whereby and where under the said authority for the first time has arbitrarily raised the last paid rent by more than 1000% and is now consequently demanding rent of Rs.27,200/- + GST 4896/- total Rs. 32096/- without any basis and without giving any notice/opportunity of hearing, ignoring the fact that just prior to May, 2022 the rent of the said shops was charged as Rs.85/- by TATA Steel JUSCO against the allotted shop of the petitioner. ii. For calling for records of rent fixation for Sakchi Bazaar particularly letter dated 01.05.2022 issued by Sub-Divisional Officer cum Rent Controller, Dhalbhum, Jamshedpur and addressed to Chief Corporate Administration, Tata Steel Ltd, Jamshedpur, whereby and where under the Ld. Sub-Divisional Officer cum Rent Controller, Dhalbhum, Jamshedpur has arbitrarily and without affording any opportunity of 2025:JHHC:32014 hearing to the petitioner has fixed the rent at exorbitantly high rate and thereafter quash the aforesaid letter. iii. For commanding upon the respondents to fix the rent while following the procedure prescribed under Jharkhand Building (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 2011 and till the same is finalised, not to give effect of the aforesaid order dated 01.05.2022 on the basis of which the rent of the entire shops situated at Sakchi Market including the shop of the petitioner has been enhanced in the most arbitrary manner resulting into increment of rent of the shops of petitioner from existing rent of Rs.85/- to Rs.32096/- for the both shops. 2. After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present writ petition with a liberty to pursue his remedy before the Rent Controller where the similar proceeding is pending. 3. Learned counsel for the other side has raised no objection. 4. In that view of the matter, the present writ petition is hereby, disposed of with the aforesaid liberty. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) 15th October, 2025 Raja/- Uploaded 2. W.P.(C) No.4297 of 2022