The main legal point established in the judgment is the protection of the right to life and personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, and the court's authority to intervene under Article 226 to enforce this right.

JUDGMENT :

A reference may be made to the orders dated 15.02.2022, 16.02.2022, 21.02.2022, 07.03.2022 and 08.03.2022 by which opportunities are provided to the petitioners as well as to the respondent-State, Ranchi Municipal Corporation and the counsel for the intervenors as well as the respondent no.7. By order dated 08.03.2022, in presence of the Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi and the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ranchi, the order has been passed to demolish the part of the boundary-wall by which the access road of the petitioner has been blocked. The order dated 08.03.2022, by which the direction was issued to remove the part of the boundary-wall in question was passed after hearing the learned counsels appearing for the parties. The objection taken by the respondent State and the intervenor as well as the respondent no.7 have been considered by this Court and thereafter the order has been passed. The order dated 08.03.2022 is quoted hereinbelow:

“This petition was registered on 14.02.2022 and the matter was mentioned before this Court and seeing the exigency in the matter, this writ petition was directed to be listed on 15.02.2022. Paragraph 7 of the order dated 15.02.2022 is quoted herein below:

“7. It has been disclosed in the petition that petitioner no.1 is in peaceful possession over the land bearing R.S. Khata No.78, Plot No.863, area 2 Kathas (3.30 decimals) of Village- Hundru, Thana- Doranda (now- Airport), District- Ranchi since 1954-55. S.A.R. Case No.742/2008-09 was instituted under Section 71-A of Chotanagpur Tenancy Act, 1908 in the court of Special S.A.R. Officer, Ranchi and vide order dated 05.04.2009, the petitioner no.1 was directed to deposit a sum of Rs.95,000/- per Katha in lieu of compensation to the complainant. In compliance of the said order, such amount was deposited by petitioner no.1. The land in question was mutated in the office of the Circle Officer, Argora Circle, Ranchi vide Mutation Case No.5232-R-27/2011-12. The name of the petitioner no.1 is also mutated in the Ranchi Municipal Corporation and she is paying Holding Tax to the Ranchi Municipal Corporation. On 31.01.2022 when petitioner no.2 visited her house along with petitioner no.1 located at New Saket Nagar, Hinoo, Ranchi, they found that the only approach road of the house was encroached by Ajay Kachhap (respondent no.7) and others by erecting a boundary wall and constructing a room upon the same.”

2. This is the second incident in the capital city of Jharkhand. Identical position was therein W.P.(Cr.) No.137 of 2021 with W.P.(Cr.) No.416 of 2021, which were mentioned by the learned counsel stating therein that in the broad day light and in presence of the police, by way of erecting boundary wall, the main gate of the building of the petitioner has been blocked. In that case, the private respondent was also noticed. After report of the Ranchi Municipal Corporation, direction was issued to remove the encroachment and recover the cost from the private respondent. The private respondent has herself removed the encroachment and report to that effect has been filed by the officer of the State that the encroachment in question has been removed by the private respondent herself. This is the second incident before this Court, whereby, the access road of the petitioner has been blocked. On that day, respondent no.3 was directed to ensure the passage of entry of the petitioners' house and to apprise this Court as to why status quo ante on the premises be not maintained by tomorrow i.e. 16.02.2022.

3. This writ petition was again taken on 16.02.2022. Pursuant to the order dated 15.02.2022, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ranchi has appeared in person on that day along with learned State counsel Mrs. Vandana Singh, learned Sr. S.C.-III and they took time and submit that they will find out and provide access road to the petitioners. Paragraph 7 of the said order is quoted herein below:

“7. In view of the above facts and considering the detailed or