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2022 DIGILAW 86 (JHR)

Gopal Choudhary v. State of Jharkhand

2022-01-17

RAJESH SHANKAR

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JUDGMENT : The present case is taken up through video conferencing. 2. At the request of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the defects, as pointed out by the office, are ignored. 3. The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the notice as contained in letter no. 832 dated 22.12.2021 (Annexure-16 to the writ petition) issued by the Town Planner, Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC), Ranchi (the respondent no. 4) whereby the petitioner has been directed to demolish his structure constructed in ‘Road Widening Area’ gifted to the Ranchi Municipal Corporation, Ranchi, and to inform the RMC, Ranchi within a week from the date of issuance of the said notice, failing which the said structure will be demolished by the RMC, Ranchi in terms with the provisions of Jharkhand Municipal Act, 2011 and the expenses incurred in demolition shall be realized from the petitioner. Further prayer has been made for issuance of direction upon the respondents not to take any coercive step against the petitioner regarding demolition of the structure standing over his land till disposal of Misc. Appeal No. 40 of 2021 which is pending before the Appellate Tribunal, Ranchi Regional Development Authority (R.R.D.A.), Ranchi. Petitioner has further prayed for staying the operation of impugned notice dated 22.12.2021 issued by the respondent no. 4 during pendency of the present writ petition. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 5. It appears that two similar notices as contained in letter no. 767 dated 23.09.2021 (Annexured-11 to the writ petition) and letter no. 807 dated 03.12.2021 (Annexured-12 to the writ petition) earlier issued by the respondent no. 4 have already been challenged by the petitioner before the Appellate Tribunal, R.R.D.A., Ranchi by preferring Misc. Appeal No. 40 of 2021 which is pending adjudication. 6. Since the impugned notice as contained in letter no. 832 dated 22.12.2021 has been issued by the respondent no. 4 during pendency of the said appeal before the Appellate Tribunal, R.R.D.A., Ranchi, I do not see any reason to entertain the present writ petition in which the said notice has separately been challenged. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. 7. The petitioner is, however, at liberty to challenge the impugned notice as contained in letter no. 832 dated 22.12.2021 issued by the respondent no. 4 in the pending appeal i.e. Misc. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. 7. The petitioner is, however, at liberty to challenge the impugned notice as contained in letter no. 832 dated 22.12.2021 issued by the respondent no. 4 in the pending appeal i.e. Misc. Appeal No. 40 of 2021 before the said Appellate Tribunal and is also at liberty to pray for interim relief on which the said Appellate Tribunal shall pass appropriate order after providing due opportunity of hearing to the parties.