JUDGMENT :

The present cases are taken up through video conferencing.

2. W.P.(C) No. 5446 of 2018 has been filed for issuance of direction upon the respondent no. 4- the Deputy Commissioner, Jamtara and respondent no. 5- the Superintendent of Police, Jamtara to take appropriate measures and actions forthwith to open the seal/lock of the petitioner’s shop namely ‘Kailash Hotel’ (food vending establishment) situated at sub-plot no. 41/32, Ward no. 4, Mihijam, Jamtara. Further prayer has been made for issuance of direction upon the respondent nos. 4 and 5 to provide appropriate police force to maintain law and order to ensure opening of the petitioner’s hotel in a peaceful manner without hindrance from any corner and to take appropriate measures on the complaints/representations made by the petitioner to remove the unlawful assembly of local goons and anti-social elements who are continuously threatening the petitioner and not allowing him to carry on business as well as trying to dispossess him from the said place where he has been carrying his business for more than 40 years.

3. W.P. (C) No. 5511 of 2018 has been filed for issuance of direction upon the respondent authorities to show cause as to how and under what authority the commercial premises of the petitioners has been sealed by the private respondent no.5 and also to get the same unsealed immediately.

4. The claim of the petitioner of W.P.(C) No. 5446 of 2018 is that he has been running a small food vending shop/hotel/canteen for more than 40 years situated at sub-plots of plot no. 41 and 41/3019 of khata no. 127. The said portions of land have been marked as sub-plot nos. 41/40, 41/D and 41/3019/40 measuring an area of 1.375 decimals at Mauza - Mihijam, Ward no.4, Mihijam, District Jamtara. The petitioner purchased the said land from one Smt. Ruma Pal through her power of attorney holder namely Sri Nandu Mahto by virtue of registered sale deed dated 27.07.2018.

5. In W.P.(C) No. 5511 of 2018, the petitioner no.1 claims that he purchased a shop standing over a portion of the land appertaining to sub-plot nos. 41/38, 41/B, 41/39/A and 41/3019/39/A measuring an area of 1.517 decimals from Smt. Ruma Paul through her power of attorney holder-Sri Nandu Mahto by virtue of registered sale deed dated 27.07.2018 on payment of consideration of Rs.9.90 lacs. Similarly, the petitioner no.2 purchased a shop standing over a portion of the land appertaining to sub-plot nos. 41/34, 41/A, measuring an area of 0.862 decimal from Smt. Ruma Paul through her power of attorney holder- Sri Nandu Mahto by virtue of registered sale deed dated 28.07.2018 on payment of consideration of Rs.6.00 lacs. The petitioner no.3 also purchased a shop standing over a portion of the land appertaining to sub-plot nos. 41/39/B, 41/C and 41/3019/39/B measuring an area of 0.758 decimal from Smt Ruma Pal through her power of attorney holder- Sri Nandu Mahto by virtue of registered sale deed dated 28.07.2018 on payment of consideration of Rs.5.00 lacs.

6. Learned counsel for the petitioner-Bhuneshwar Prasad Saw [in W.P.(C) No. 5446 of 2018] submits that in the morning of 10.10.2018, the private respondent no. 8 in association of few local goons and antisocial elements attacked on the petitioners’ hotel, assaulted the petitioner and his staff and also snatched Rs.9,500/- from the billing counter of the hotel. Thereafter, they forcefully sealed the entire premises of the petitioner’s hotel. The petitioner reported the said incident to Mihijam Police Station leading to lodging of FIR being Mihijam P.S Case No. 118 of 2018 under Sections 147/149/448/341/323/380/506 of the Indian Penal Code. It is further submitted that even after lodging of the FIR, the police did not take any step to open/unlock the seal of the petitioner’s hotel. The petitioner made representations to the senior police officers, other administrative authorities including the respondent nos. 2, 4, 5 and 6 and even before the Chief Minister’s Public Grievanc