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HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN (JODHPUR BENCH)
MR. JUSTICE VINIT KUMAR MATHUR, J
Raj Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
ORDER :
VINIT KUMAR MATHUR, J.
1. The Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court in D.B. Civil Writ Petition (P.I.L.) No.10819/2018-Jagdish Prasad Meena & Ors.Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. vide order dated 30.01.2019 has directed as under:-
“In order therefore to provide a pan-Rajasthan solution to this ever persisting problem, we deem it appropriate to direct the Chief Secretary of the State to devise a permanent mechanism, which should be operational in every District of the State where the concerned District Collector should be required to periodically notify for the information of the general public to lodge the complaints/representations with regard to such encroachments with a specially designated Public Land Protection Cell (for short ‘PLPC’) for rural areas. The PLPC should be headed by District Collector and function under his direction and supervision. The PLPC shall get such complaints/representations enquired into by deputing concerned Sub Divisional Officer/Tehsildar/Naib Tehsildar so as to verify whether or not such encroachments have actually taken place on such land. If the allegations are found to be substantiated, appropriate steps in accordance with law be immediately tak
The establishment of a Public Land Protection Cell is mandated to address land encroachments effectively, following Supreme Court guidelines.
The judgment reinforces the principle that illegal land encroachments must be removed promptly, with regularization only in exceptional cases as per government notification.
The establishment of a Public Land Protection Cell (PLPC) in every district to address encroachments on public land and the requirement to follow the guidelines for eviction of illegal occupants of p....
The establishment of a Public Land Protection Cell (PLPC) to address encroachments on public land provides a suitable remedy for petitioners to ventilate their grievances.
The court emphasized the availability of a suitable remedy for addressing grievances related to encroachments through the Division Bench Judgment and directed the petitioners to follow the prescribed....
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