The Supreme Court (SC), on Friday, gave relief to residents of Ratan Heights Society in Morabadi under Bariatu Police Station area. The apex court dismissed the petition filed by plaintiff, VKS Reality, that filed a petition against the Ratan Heights Society .  

Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih ruled in favour of Ratan Heights residents and dismissed the plaintiff’s petition.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Jharkhand High Court had stayed the construction of a new apartment, which was started in November, 2022 adjacent to Ratan Heights in Morabadi under the Bariatu police station area in the heart of the State Capital.

The bench of Justice Rajesh Shanker had directed to stop construction alongside Ratan Heights after Ratan Heights Building Society knocked the High Court door for justice saying after the construction work has put the building and their lives in danger.

Apart from staying the construction work the court had directed the Ranchi Deputy Commissioner and Municipal Commissioner to file an affidavit in the matter within three weeks.

The society through their petition said the court that after builder VKS Reality dug a 35 feet pit adjacent to the land of their apartment on Morabadi-Bodeya Road, the entrance wall suddenly collapsed and a car parked there fell into a 35 feet pit on January 23.

Around 48 flat owners of Ratan Height apartment, who were having sleepless nights due to the construction of a multi-storey apartment adjacent to their apartment, heaved a sigh of relief after the direction.

The resident also organised a press conference to share their problem on January 4 with the media. During the press conference, they informed that despite direction by civic authorities, construction work was going on and they were fearful.


Talking to The Pioneer on phone Ratan Heights Resident, Ajay Kumar said the owner of the land Jay Parmal is completely responsible for all this issue. “But the irony is that the Government is not taking cognizance on the issue. The court had sent notice to fill the pit but they are not filling and the apartment may collapse any time,” he added.  

Kumar said after the SC’s decision the residents will go to Jharkhand High Court to fill the ditch.