2026:JHHC:20254 Page | 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 4831 of 2026 ------ Aditya Kumar Tiwary, S/o Ajay Kumar Tiwary, R/o Q. No.9/L4, Cross Road No.14, near Agrico Post Office, PO-Agrico, PS-Sidhgora, Jamshedpur. … … Petitioner(s) Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. The Secretary / Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms, having office at Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, PO & PS-Dhurwa, Town and Dist-Ranchi. 3. The Deputy Commissioner, East Singhbhum, having office at Deputy Commissioner Office, PO & PS-Sakchi, Jamshedpur, Dist- East Singhbhum. 4. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate (S.D.M.), Dhalbhum Sub Division, East Singhbhum, having office at Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Old Civil Court Campus, PO & PS-Sakchi, Jamshedpur, Dist-East Singhbhum. 5. The Circle Officer, Mango, Jamshedpur, having office at Circle Office, Dimna, PO & PS- M.G.M., Jamshedpur, Dist-East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. 6. Sameer Sami Tigga, S/o Jai Masih Tigga, age not known to the petitioner, R/o Jawahar Nagar, Road No.6, Mango, PO-Mango, PS- Azadnagar, Jamshedpur, Dist-East Singhbhum. … … Respondent(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Siddharth Ranjan, Advocate Mr. Shubham Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Ms. Nirupama, AC to Sr. SC-I ------ 02/ 09th July, 2026 1. Heard the parties. 2. It is the grievance of the petitioner that the respondents are not initiating a proceeding under Section 3 of the Jharkhand Public Land Encroachment Act in spite of an application given by this petitioner. 3. It is the statutory duty of the Collector under the Act to initiate a proceeding when there is a complaint made by any party in terms of Section 3 of the aforesaid Act. 4. It is expected that the authority will proceed on the complaint and will ensure that the proceeding comes to a logical conclusion after following all the provisions laid down under the law. 5. With the aforesaid observation, this writ petition stands disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 09th July, 2026 S.K.D/CP-2 Uploaded on 10.07.2026