2026:JHHC:20086 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 4793 of 2026 ------ Ananda Prabha Barat, Wife of Sri Amit Gupta, Resident of Boreya, PO- Boreya, PS-kanke, Dist-Ranchi. … … Petitioner(s) Versus 1. State of Jharkhand, through its Chief Secretary, Project Bhawan, PO & PS-Dhurwa, Dist-Ranchi. 2. Addl. Collector, Ranchi, PO, GPO, Ranchi, PS-Kotwali, Dist- Ranchi. 3. District Land Acquisition Officer, Ranchi, PO, GPO, Ranchi, PS- Kotwali, Dist-Ranchi. … … Respondent(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. A.K. Sahani, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Karan Shahdeo, AC to SC-II ------ 02/ 08th July, 2026 1. Heard the parties. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that the application under Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act, has not been decided. He submits that suffice it would be if a direction is given to the appropriate authority i.e., respondent No.3, to dispose of the application. 3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State submits that if the application is pending, the same will be disposed of, at the earliest. 4. Considering the said submission of the parties, I direct the District Land Acquisition Officer, Ranchi-respondent No.3 to dispose of the application filed under Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act, within a period of 08 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the order to the petitioner. 5. With the aforesaid observations, this writ petition stands disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 08th July, 2026 S.K.D/CP-2 Uploaded on 09.07.2026