IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
GOUTAM BHADURI, J.
Municipal Corporation Jagdalpur, Through Its Commissioner - Petitioner
Versus
Thalesh Chandra Dubey S/o. Late Gangadhar Dubey & Ors. - Respondents
REVP No. 151 of 2019
Decided On : 19-01-2021
Constitution of India - Article 300A - Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Rule 1 of Order 47 - Property case - Review of judgment - Compensation for acquisition of property - Instant review petition has been filed to review the order - Whether petition is maintainable - Held, This is amply evident from the Explanation to Rule 1 of Order 47 which states the fact that the decision on a question of law on which the judgment of the court is based has been reversed or modified by the subsequent decision of a superior court in any other case, shall not be a ground for the review of such judgment - Considering the manner in which the same person has filed the review petition and also filed an affidavit in the earlier litigation, it appears that the entire efforts were made to shelve the order without justifiable cause - Review petition dismissed
ORDER :
1. Heard.
2. The instant review petition has been filed to review the order dated 04.07.2019 passed in WPC No. 714/2019. The review petition appears to have been filed on 05.08.2019. The following substantive order was passed in WPC No. 714/2019:-
“8. The Sahmati Patra which is relied on by the Municipal Corporation, which speaks of the fact that the parties thereto do not want compensation. This document do not contain the name of the petitioner and the signature of the petitioner is also not there on such document, the same is Annexure P-2. Therefore, the submission of the respondent No.1 that the petitioner has relinquished his right of compensation by such Sahmati Patra/ consent letter cannot be accepted. The letter which is filed as Annexure R-1 by the Municipal Corporation, the petitioner's signature has been obtained but reading of such letter do not show that the petitioner at any time disclaimed his right to get the compensation. Consequently, if other persons have not claimed the compensation, the petitioner cannot be enveloped by other adjacent land owners consent who decided to leave compensation for acquisition of property for the reason the road and drain is constructed.
9. Article 300A of the Constitution gives the right to the person and mandates that no person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law. The Municipal Corporation as a State cannot therefore resort to an arm twisting method so as to shelve the provisions of Article 300A. The Act of 2013 to acquire the land exists in the statute book, therefore, the Municipal Corporation who is a body corporate is also expected to adhere to the rules of the law of land instead to follow forceful acquisition of land. Under the circumstances, it is directed that the respondent No.1, Municipal Corporation, shall commence the proceeding for acquisition of land under the Act of 2013 and shall calculate the extent of land acquired of the petitioner and the necessary orders may be passed as per law and compensation should be paid to him.
10. Considering the age of the petitioner that he is senior citizen, it is directed that the aforesaid exercise shall be carried out within the outer limit of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
11. With such observation/direction, the writ petition stands disposed of.”
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner (Municipal Corporation) would submit that one Thalesh Chandra Dubey has concealed certain facts that he has sold the property to different persons and the drain and the road was prepared for the benefit of all, which he deliberately suppressed in the initial petition WPC No. 714/2019. It is stated that it would be evident from the Nazri Naksha dated 26.07.2019 which is filed in this case and the map would show that the petitioner has sold the plot 1 to 7 of Om Prakash Jain to Sureshwari Jain. Therefore under the circumstances the petitioner cannot be given the compensation and the order requires to be reviewed.
4. Opposing the argument, learned counsel for the respondent No. 1 in this review petition refers to Annexure P/3 dated 15.06.2017 which reads as under:-
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5. He further refers to document Annexure P/6 and would submit that the communication made by the Commissioner Nagar Palik Nigam Jagdalpur on 21.01.2019 in which it was stated that the road was made on the basis of the conse
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