IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.
Saurav Arun - Petitioner
Versus
The State of Jharkhand, Ors. - Respondents
Cr. M.P. No. 175 of 2022
Decided On : 28-06-2022
Housing Board - Allotment Dispute - W.P.(C) No. 148 of 2020, W.P.(C) No. 4101 of 2016 - The court discussed the allotment of a plot by the Jharkhand State Housing Board to the petitioner, the subsequent challenges and orders issued, and the intervention of miscreants in the construction of a boundary wall. The court rejected the intervention of the miscreants and directed the authorities to ensure the construction of the boundary wall on the allotted plot.
Fact of the Case:
The petitioner sought direction to prevent illegal restraint from entering the plot allocated by the Jharkhand State Housing Board and to restrain anti-social elements from disturbing the petitioner's possession. The petitioner had previously been allotted a plot, which was subsequently cancelled and then reinstated through court orders. The petitioner challenged the allotment on an enhanced rate, which was disposed of with directions for execution of a perpetual lease deed and handing over of possession.
Finding of the Court:
The court found that the miscreants obstructed the construction of a boundary wall on the allotted plot, and rejected the intervention of the miscreants. The court directed the authorities to ensure the construction of the boundary wall under police protection.
Issues: The issues involved the illegal restraint from entering the allotted plot, disturbance of possession by anti-social elements, and the intervention of miscreants in the construction of a boundary wall.
Ratio Decidendi: The court's decision was based on the rejection of the intervention of miscreants and the direction to the authorities to ensure the construction of the boundary wall on the allotted plot.
Final Decision: The criminal writ petition was disposed of as the petitioner was able to construct the boundary wall under police protection, and there was nothing further to decide in the petition.
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard Mrs. Ritu Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. P.A.S. Pati, learned counsel for the State and Mr. Sachin Kumar, learned counsel for the Housing Board.
2. This petition has been filed for direction upon the respondents to take initiatives so that the petitioner is not illegally restrained from entering his plot allocated to him by Jharkhand State Housing Board under HIG bearing no. 10(A)-2. Further prayer has been made for direction upon the respondents to take appropriate measures for restraining the anti-social/local goons from disturbing the petitioner’s possession and creating hindrance in entering the said premises.
3. It was contended that the petitioner was earlier allotted plot by the Jharkhand State Housing Board, which was subsequently cancelled and the petitioner moved before this Court in W.P.(C) No. 4101 of 2016 in which cancellation order was quashed and the direction was issued to allot suitable plot to the petitioner within a period of eight weeks. The said order was not complied with and the contempt petition was filed. The Managing Director of the Jharkhand State Housing Board appeared in the contempt proceeding and on his assurance, the contempt petition was disposed of and subsequently, the petitioner was allotted another plot by the Jharkhand State Housing Board. Since the allotment made to the petitioner was on an enhanced rate, the same was challenged by the petitioner by way of W.P.(C) No. 148 of 2020 which was disposed of vide order dated 26.10.2021 in which direction was issued for execution of perpetual lease deed between the Jharkhand State Housing Board and the petitioner and handing over of the possession of the said plot to the petitioner.
4. This aspect of the matter has been considered by this Court in order dated 06.05.2022 and considering the same direction was issued to respondent no. 2 to provide police protection to the petitioner for erecting boundary wall over the plot in question and the matter was directed to be listed on 13.05.2022.
5. On 13.05.2022 Mr. B.R. Rochan, learned counsel appeared by way of filing vakalatnma to intervene in the matter and considering the submission of the learned counsels for the petitioner, State and Jharkhand State Housing Board, this Court passing following order:
Today when the matter was taken up, Mrs. Ritu Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Mr. P.A.S. Pati, learned G.A.- II for the State and Mr. Sachin Kumar, learned counsel for the Jharkhand State Housing Board jointly submit that the police force has been provided and the construction of boundary wall was started, however again miscreants have obstructed the work and due to that reason the construction of the said boundary wall was stopped.
Mr. B.R. Rochan, learned counsel has appeared and submits that he may kindly be allowed to intervene in the matter on behalf of the miscreants/strangers.
It has been submitted by Mr. Sachin Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the Jharkhand State Housing Board that the plot was acquired by the then State of Bihar long back and after bifurcation of the State of Jharkhand, the said plot was allotted to the Jharkhand State Housing Board and he submits that the plot in question of the Jharkhand State Housing Board was rightly allotted in favour of the petitioner. He further submits that since so many periods, the plot in question is with the Jharkhand State Housing Board and the right, title, interest and possession was not claimed earlier on behalf of the others, as such, the submission of Mr.
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