ORDER :

1. These cases are taken up through video conferencing.

2. W.P. (C) No. 1961 of 2020 has been filed for quashing and setting aside notification no. 587 (Bha.)/Ranchi dated 21st May, 2020 (Annexure-6 to the writ petition) issued under the signature of the Joint Secretary, Building Construction Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi, whereby House No. E-6, Sector-II, HEC, Dhurwa, Ranchi (in short E-6) has been allotted to the petitioner-Randhir Singh inasmuch as the premises in question has been illegally occupied by a senior police officer of the State Government and also because the petitioner is entitled to F-type accommodation. Further prayer has been made for quashing and setting aside the order as contained in letter no. 72 dated 3rd July, 2020 (Annexure-10 to the writ petition) passed by the Sub Divisional Officer, Sadar, Ranchi- respondent no. 3, whereby the petitioner has been asked to vacate F-type accommodation i.e. Pashupalan Bhawan, Doranda, Ranchi, which was allotted to him being the Minister in the erstwhile State Government.

3. W.P. (C) No. 1986 of 2020 has been filed for quashing of the notification as contained in memo no. 275 (Bha)/Ranchi dated 14.02.2020 (Annexure-10 to the writ petition) whereby the petitioner-Navin Jaiswal has been allotted House No. E-9 Sector-II, HEC, Dhurwa, Ranchi (hereinafter referred as ‘E-9’) and the present accommodation of the petitioner i.e. F-type, Forest Bunglow No. 2, Doranda, Ranchi has been allotted to Haji Hussain Ansari. Further prayer has been made for quashing letter no. 62 dated 20.03.2020 and letter no. 123 dated 04.06.2020 issued by the respondent no. 6 whereby the petitioner has been directed to vacate the Forest Bunglow No. 2. It has also been prayed for quashing memo no. 66 dated 03.07.2020 and letter no. 73 dated 03.07.2020 both issued by the respondent no. 7 whereby the petitioner has been directed to vacate the quarter retained by him.

Factual Matrix in W.P. (C) No. 1961 of 2020

4. The factual background of the case as stated in the writ petition is that the petitioner-Randhir Singh was a Minister (Department of Agriculture and Sugarcane Development, Government of Jharkhand) in the erstwhile Bhartiya Janta Party (B.J.P.) Government and F-type accommodation i.e. Pashupalan Bhawan, Doranda, Ranchi was allotted to him vide Building Construction Department’s Order No. 40 dated 9th March, 2015 in terms with the Jharkhand Government Premises (Allotment, Rent, Recovery and Eviction) Act, 2002 (hereinafter to be referred as ‘the Act, 2002’) and The Jharkhand Government Premises (Allotment, Rent, Recovery and Eviction) Rules, 2004 (hereinafter to be referred as ‘the Rules, 2004’). The petitioner has been re-elected as a member of Legislative Assembly from Sarath (Deoghar) Legislative Assembly Constituency in Jharkhand Legislative Election 2019 on the symbol of B.J.P. After getting re-elected, the petitioner wrote a letter to the Chief Minister on 7th January, 2020 for allotment of Qr. No. F-50, Sector-III, Dhurwa, Ranchi. He also wrote similar letter dated 3rd February, 2020 to the Building Construction Department, Jharkhand, Ranchi. On 5th February, 2020, a meeting of Gazetted House Allocation Committee was held under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, who also happens to be the departmental minister of the Building Construction Department, Government of Jharkhand. In the said meeting a decision was taken for allotment of houses to the Ministers/M.L.As. in pursuance of which, notification no. 275 (Bha.)/Ranchi dated 14th February, 2020 was issued and the petitioner was allotted House No. E-104, Sector-II, HEC, Dhurwa, Ranchi. However, the said premises was in dilapidated condition and as such the petitioner vide letter dated 17th February, 2020 requested the Secretary, Building Construction Department, Government of Jharkhand- respondent no. 2 to either allot House no. F-50 or F-49. Thereafter, vide impugned notification no. 587 (Bha.)/Ranchi dated 21st May,