2026:JHHC:10987 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 2517 of 2026 ------ Jageshwar Mahto @ Jageshwar Yadav, S/o Late Kedar Mahto, resident of Village Tisri, PO & PS-Tisri, Dist-Giridih. … … Petitioner(s) Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Govt. of Jharkhand, Ranchi, having its office at Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, PO & PS-Dhurwa, Dist-Ranchi, Jharkhand-834003. 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Giridih, having its office at Deputy Commissioner Office, Giridih, PO & PS-Giridih, Dist-Giridih, Jharkhand-815301. 3. The Circle Officer, Tisri, Giridih, having its office at Circle Office, Tisri, PO & PS-Tisri, Dist-Giridih, Jharkhand- 815317. … … Respondent(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Anuj Kumar Trivedi, Advocate Mr. Rohit Kr. Gupta, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Ms. Shalini Shahdeo, AC to SC (L&C)-I ------ 02/ 17th April, 2026 1. Heard the parties. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that without initiating any proceeding, a notice under Section 3 of the Jharkhand Public Land Encroachment Act, 2000 has been issued. 3. After hearing the parties, I have gone through the Annexure-3. Annexure-3 is the notice which suggests that the same was issued under Section 3 of the Jharkhand Public Land Encroachment Act. It directs the petitioner to appear before the authorities with all the documents to prove that his title over the land in question and he has not encroached upon the same. 4. Considering the fact that the impugned document is clearly a notice, I am not inclined to interfere with the same. 5. The petitioner should appear before the authorities along with all the documents and if the respondents want to initiate any proceeding against the petitioner, they will initiate a proper proceeding under the Jharkhand Public Land Encroachment Act by assigning a case number to the proceedings and thereafter, follow 2026:JHHC:10987 2 all the provisions of the Act and proceed against the petitioner by following the principle of natural justice. 6. With the aforesaid observations, this writ petition stands disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 17.04.2026 S.K.D/CP-2 Uploaded on 18.04.2026