2026:JHHC:11546 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.2656 of 2026 ------ Ram Prasad Singh, son of Late Shanti Singh, resident of Village Jealgora, P.O. K.G. Ashram, P.S. Govindpur, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand, through Secretary, Department of Revenue, Government of Jharkhand, having its office at Project Building, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S. Dhurwa, District Ranchi. 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Dhanbad, P.O. Dhanbad, P.S. Dhanbad, District Dhanbad. 3. The Circle Officer, Govindpur, P.O. Govindpur, P.S. Govindpur, District Dhanbad. 4. Bhola Saw, son of Durga Saw, resident of Village Maheshpur, P.O. Baghmara, P.S. Baghmara, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand. … … Respondents ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent(s): AC to AG ------ 02/ 20.04.2026 It is the grievance of the petitioner that respondent No.4 has encroached the public land and road, thus he prays that an appropriate action be taken against respondent No.4 directing him to remove the encroachment. 2. In terms of Section 3 of the Jharkhand Public Land Encroachment Act, any person can approach the Authority praying to remove the encroachment. 3. Directly rushing to this Court, invoking jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is not an alternative remedy. 4. Since there is an alternative remedy available to the petitioner, I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition stands dismissed. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 20th April, 2026 Prashant. Cp-2 Uploaded on 30.04.2026