2026:JHHC:24076 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI WP(C) No.1566 of 2020 ----- 1.Ganga Prasad Sonar 2.Dhaneshwar Prasad 3.Dharmnath Sonar All sons of late Khaintu Sao @ Sonar 4.Ramchandra Prasad 5.Om Prakash Prasad 6.Jai Prakash 7.Pancham Prasad 8.Laxmi Narayan Prasad All sons of late Dashrath Sao @ Dasain Sao All residing of village Mael, PO and PS Chitarpur, District Ramgarh … Petitioner(s). Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand 2.Deputy Commissioner (DC), Ramgarh 3.Executive Engineer of Public Works Department (Road Division), Ramgarh 4.Circle Officer (CO), Chitarpur, Ramgarh 5.The Project Officer of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), Rajrappa Project, PO and PS Rajrappa, District Ramgarh … Respondent(s). CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ajit Kumar, Sr. Advocate Mr. Akash Ajit Kumar, Advocate Mr. A. Abhi, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shivam Kumar, AC to AG For the CCL : Mr. M. B. Lal, Advocate …...... 10 /12.08.2026: Heard the learned counsel representing the petitioners and the learned counsel representing the respondents. 2. The petitioners are aggrieved by Annexure-5 which is a notice dated 29.05.2020 issued by the Circle Officer, Chitarpur. 3. After going through the notice, I find that the Circle Officer, Chitarpur has issued a notice to the petitioners intimating them that as per the respondents the petitioners are encroaching over khata no. 576, plot no. 2608 area 1.90 acres and also area 0.02 acres in plot no. 2609 of thana no. 148, village-Mayal. Further in the said notice the petitioners were directed to remove 2026:JHHC:24076 2 the encroachment or else the petitioners were informed that appropriate legal action will be taken against them. 4. After going through the notice, I find that the notice is specific and issued by the Authority who has power to issue the same. There is no illegality in the said notice. Thus, I am not inclined entertain this writ petition. 5. The petitioners should appear before the Authority and file their defence which will be considered. It is made clear that without following the provisions of the Jharkhand Public Land Encroachment Act, the respondents cannot dispossess the petitioners from the land in question. 6. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 12.08.2026 Tanuj/CP-2 Uploaded on 13.08.2026