2026:JHHC:25935 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI WP(C) No.6660 of 2026 ----- Rajkumar Sharma, son of Devki Nandan Sharma, resident of village Jamuniatand, PO & PS Tisri, District Giridih, Jharkhand … Petitioner(s). Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand 2.The Chief Secretary, State of Jharkhand, having its office at Project Bhawan, PO-Dhurwa, PS-Jagarnnathpur, District- Ranchi 3.The Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Jharkhand, Project Building, PO and PS Dhurwa, District Ranchi 4.The District Magistrate-cum-Deputy Commissioner, Giridih 5.The Sub Divisional Magistrate, Tisri, PO Dhanwar Taljk, PS Rajdhanwar, District Giridih 6.The Circle Officer, Tisri, PO and PS Tisri, District Giridih, Jharkhand … Respondent(s). CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vishnu Prabhakar Pathak, Advocate Mr. Mukesh Kr. Mehta, Advocate For the State : Ms. Priti Priyamvada, AC to GP-V …...... 02 /28.08.2026: Heard the learned counsel representing the petitioner and the learned counsel representing the respondents. 2. The petitioner is challenging Annexure-7 at page 40 which is a Memo No. 590 dated 08.08.2026 whereby the petitioner has been directed to appear before the respondent no. 6-the Circle Officer, Tisri, District-Giridih along with all the documents in respect of land in mouza-Barahmasiya, khata no. 01, plot no. 58. 3. From the aforesaid notice, I find that the respondent- State has arrived at a conclusion that the aforesaid land is a government land belonging to the forest and some boundary wall has been constructed by the petitioner. The petitioner was directed to appear before the Authority along with all the documents. 4. Since merely a notice has been issued to the petitioner to 2026:JHHC:25935 2 appear with all the documents before the Authorities, I am not interfering with it. The petitioner should appear before the Authorities with all the documents, if not already appeared. 5. If the Authorities want to dispossess the petitioner or direct the petitioner to remove the alleged encroachment the same should be done in accordance with the law by following due procedure. 6. Without initiating any proceeding under the Jharkhand Public Land Encroachment Act, the respondents neither can direct the petitioner to remove any structure nor can demolish any structure over the land in question. Further if the respondents want to proceed against the petitioner, they should issue clear and specific notice under section 3 of the Jharkhand Public Land Encroachment Act to the petitioner and thereafter proceed. 7. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 28.08.2026 Tanuj/CP-2 Uploaded on 31.08.2026