2026:JHHC:12421 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.3083 of 2026 1. Satya Sachin Munda, S/o Late Chatur Nath Munda, aged about 65 years. 2. Kapil Munda, S/o Late Lotan Munda, aged about 60 years. 3. Chhathu Munda, S/o Late Durga Munda, aged about 55 years. 4. Gautma Munda, S/o Late Samanto Munda, aged about 29 years. 5. Anuj Munda, S/o Late Ashok Munda, aged about 36 years. 6. Amar Munda, S/o Late Ashok Munda, aged about 31 years. 7. Kunal Munda, S/o Late Shankar Munda, aged about 31 years. All resident of Village-Morabadi, Harihar Singh Road, P.O.-Bariatu, P.S.-Bariatu, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand 834009. -Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary at Project Building, P.O. & P.S.-Dhurwa, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand. 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi, Collectorate Building, Near Kutchery Chowk, P.O.-GPO, P.S.-Kotwali, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand. 3. The Circle Officer, Bargain at Near PHED Chowk, P.O.-Bargain, P.S.- Sadar, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand. 4. The Ranchi Municipal Corporation through its Commissioner, at Kutchery Road, P.O.-GPO, P.S.-Kotwali, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand. … Respondent(s) -------- CORAM: SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Afaque Rashidi, Advocate Ms. Sushmita Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Vandana Singh, Advocate ------ 2/28.04.2026 In this writ petition the petitioners pray for quashing Annexure- 9, which is a notice dated 19/3/2026. 2. The notice directs the petitioners to remove the shops which according to the respondents Ranchi Municipal Corporation are unauthorized construction. Notice further mandates that if the petitioners do not remove the unauthorized constructions within three days, appropriate action in terms of Jharkhand Municipal Act, 2011 will be taken against the petitioners. 3. From the notice itself it is clear that there are shops, which the respondents have declared to be unauthorized constructions. The 2026:JHHC:12421 2 respondents further in the notice stated that if the petitioners do not remove the unauthorized constructions by themselves, the respondents will take appropriate action as per law. The respondents thus have mentioning in the notice that they will take appropriate action for removing the encroachment. 4. If the respondents have noticed the petitioners to remove the encroachment failing which appropriate action would be taken, it is expected that the action would be taken in terms of law and after giving proper opportunity of hearing to the petitioners, if at all the three shops, which the petitioners have constructed are upon the encroached land. It is expected that without adhering the due process of law, the same cannot be demolished. 5. With the aforesaid observation, this writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the authority concerned. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 28.04.2026 R.Kumar Uploaded on 11.05.2026