JHARKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON BHARAT ENGINEERING AND BODY BUILDING C. V/S STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ORS.

RANCHI, India, June 12 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on May 11:

1. Heard the parties.

2. In this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for declaration that the proceeding in connection with HRC Case No. 68/2019 is unsustainable in the eyes of law and there was lack of jurisdictional fact to proceed in connection with the said case by the learned SDM-cum-House Rent Controller, Dhalbhum, Jamshedpur. It has further been prayed that after such declaration be pleased to quash the order dated 3.9.2019 (Annexure-3) as well as all subsequent proceedings thereto in the said HRC Case.

3. From the aforesaid prayer, it is clear that the petitioner is challenging the jurisdiction of the Sub-Divisional Officer. Admittedly the...