2013 Supreme(Raj) 1171
RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT
Vineet Kothari, J.
Devendra Singh & Anr. - Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan & Ors. - Respondent
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4399 of 2013.
Decided On : 2-05-2013
Important Points
Subject
Land Revenue - REGULARIZATION OF ENCROACHMENT
Act Referred
RAJASTHAN LAND REVENUE ACT : S.84
Headnote
LAND REVENUE - ENCROACHMENT - REGULARIZATION - RULE 20 OF THE RAJASTHAN LAND REVENUE (ALLOTMENT OF GOVERNMENT LAND FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES) RULES, 1970 - APPLICABILITY - CONDITIONS - INTERPRETATION - COURT'S ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION - WRIT PETITION DISMISSED.
Fact of the Case:
Petitioners challenged the order upholding proceedings under Section 91 of the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956, for ejecting and removing encroachment made by them on the land in question. The authorities held that the petitioners were encroachers and their father, a government servant, fraudulently got their names entered in the revenue record to regularize the encroachment under Rule 20 of the Rajasthan (Allotment of Land for Agricultural Purposes) Rules, 1970.
Finding of the Court:
The court found that the petitioners were trespassers who encroached on the land in question and that their father, a teacher, not a Patwari, fraudulently got their names entered in the revenue record. The court held that the petitioners' case could not be considered for regularization under Rule 20 of the Rules of 1970 due to lack of relevant and cogent evidence.
Issues: 1. Whether the petitioners were encroachers on the land in question? 2. Whether the petitioners' father fraudulently got their names entered in the revenue record? 3. Whether the petitioners' case could be considered for regularization under Rule 20 of the Rules of 1970?
Ratio Decidendi: 1. The court relied on the concurrent findings of the authorities that the petitioners were encroachers and that their father fraudulently got their names entered in the revenue record. 2. The court interpreted Rule 20 of the Rules of 1970 and held that the petitioners did not satisfy the conditions for regularization, such as being landless agriculturists and holding long possession of the land.
Final Decision: The court dismissed the writ petition, upholding the authorities' orders for ejecting the petitioners from the land in question.
For the Petitioners:Nikhil Dungawat, Advocate.
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