JUDGMENT

1. The petitioner has approached this Court by way of this writ petition (PIL) with the following prayers:-

"i. by an appropriate writ, order or direction, the respondents may be directed to remove all illegal encroachments made by unknown encroachers on Khasra no. 614, 637, 640, 641, 660, 722, 724, 731, 732, 735, 739, 760, 766/612 situated at Gram Panchayat Padmetnagar Raneri reserved/entered as Gair Mumkin Magra Gochar land.

ii. by an appropriate writ, order or direction the respondents may be directed to remove the construction of shops made by the encroachers who made encroachments upon gair mumkin magra gochar land (Khasra no. 614, 637, 640, 641, 660, 722, 724, 731, 732, 735, 739, 760, 766/612) of Gram Panchayat Padmetnagar Raneri, Tehsil Bap District Jodhpur;

iii. by an appropriate writ, order or direction, an exemplary cost may kindly be imposed upon the respondent authorities for not considering the problems of public at large and failure in removing illegal encroachments/discharging their public duty for such a long period."

2. Having heard and considered the submissions advanced by counsel representing the petitioner and, having gone through the material available on