JUDGMENT :

1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with the following prayers:-

“A. That order dated 8-2-2016 (Annexure-7) may kindly be quashed and set aside and cancel the Patta (Annexure4) issued by the respondent No.3.”

2. The facts appertain are that the respondent No.4 – Dheer Singh filed an application (Annex.1) before the Gram Panchayat, Chohtan for allotment of patta under the category of weaker section as landless persons. The respondent No.3, Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat, Chohtan, after preparing the mauka report and complying the procedure, resolved to allot patta in favour of respondent No.4 under Rule 158 of the Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996 (for short, ‘the Rules of 1996’) vide Resolution No.1(5) dated 20.08.2009 (Annex.3) and issued patta No.2633 (Annex.4) on 10.12.2009.

3. Aggrieved against the issuance of patta (Annex.4), the petitioner preferred a revision petition for cancellation of the same before the respondent No.2 – District Collector, Barmer, which came to be dismissed vide order dated 08.02.2016 (Annex.7).

4. Being dissatisfied with the order dated 08.02.2016 (Annex.7), the petitioner has preferred the present writ